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What the Election Means for Manufacturing & Supply Chain
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What the Election Means for Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Business & the Economy, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Reshoring/ Nearshoring/ Regional Supply Chains, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

What the Election Means for Manufacturing & Supply Chain

What does the election mean for manufacturing and supply chain? Will it be a continuation of the status quo, a surge for manufacturers, or a further dampening of the economy?

Cyberattacks, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities & What to Do
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Cyberattacks, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities & What to Do

Best of Supply Chain, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Cyberattacks, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities & What to Do

The Wall Street Journal reported that China-linked hackers breached U.S. internet providers. This hacking campaign termed Salt Typhoon is the latest attack into valuable computer networks.

admin2025-03-17T19:42:26-07:00October 21, 2024|Categories: Best of Supply Chain, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: cyber security, geopolitical risk, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain risk, supply chain vulnerabilities, VUCA|

Supply Chain Disruptions: Hurricanes, Strikes & How to Address
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Supply Chain Disruptions: Hurricanes, Strikes & How to Address

Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Supply Chain Disruptions: Hurricanes, Strikes & How to Address

Disruptions ramp up! Unfortunately, there was a massive hurricane that wreaked havoc in several states including North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia etc. 130 people have died and many are unreachable. Towns are destroyed including one that has a special place in my history [...]

admin2024-10-07T22:43:09-07:00October 1, 2024|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: backup sources of supply, global supply chain, logistics, ports, regional supply chains, S&OP, SIOP, strikes, supply chain disruptions, supply chain risk|

Extreme Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Exploding Pagers & Plans to Address
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Extreme Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Exploding Pagers & Plans to Address

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Extreme Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Exploding Pagers & Plans to Address

Hundreds of pagers used by Iran-backed Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon and Syria. It appears to be a part of a plan of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted specific people, leaving 12 dead and thousands injured.

The Leadership Opportunity in Supply Chain
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The Leadership Opportunity in Supply Chain

Leadership & Skills Development, Supply Chain Briefing, Talent & Leadership

The Leadership Opportunity in Supply Chain

Supply chain is in a state of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). Whether you look at the impacts related to wars and chokepoints throughout the world, the uncertain economy and resulting backlogs, or the uncertainty of the reliability of key sources of supply [...]

admin2024-09-07T23:14:25-07:00August 29, 2024|Categories: Leadership & Skills Development, Supply Chain Briefing, Talent & Leadership|Tags: leadership, Skills Gap, supply chain, talent, training & development, VUCA|

Market Selloff, Volatility & Whether Businesses are Prepared
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Market Selloff, Volatility & Whether Businesses are Prepared

Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking

Market Selloff, Volatility & Whether Businesses are Prepared

You would have to be hiding under a rock to not hear that the market sold off. The S&P 500 sold off 3%; the Dow tumbled 1,000 points, and tech company leaders lost a combined $1 trillion intraday (recovering almost half later in the day).

admin2024-08-11T23:45:40-07:00August 6, 2024|Categories: Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking|Tags: cost reduction, diversification, ERP, geopolitical risk, inflationary pressures, inventory, preparation, recession-proofing strategies, SIOP, volatility, VUCA|

Inventory Optimization In Full Focus in the Turbulent Economy
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Inventory Optimization In Full Focus in the Turbulent Economy

Best of Supply Chain, Inventory Management & Control, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Planning

Inventory Optimization In Full Focus in the Turbulent Economy

If you follow the stock market, you might think the economy is strong. As consumers, we are frustrated with the price of everyday supplies such as food, gas, and housing.

admin2025-03-17T19:47:45-07:00August 1, 2024|Categories: Best of Supply Chain, Inventory Management & Control, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: economic trends, inventory management, inventory reduction, manufacturing, MRP, planning, right-size inventory, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk, technology|

Disruptions Rage with CrowdStrike, Aerospace Shortages & Porsche
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Disruptions Rage with CrowdStrike, Aerospace Shortages & Porsche

Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Disruptions Rage with CrowdStrike, Aerospace Shortages & Porsche

Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) continues to rage and threaten manufacturers and supply chain chain organizations. The VUCA threshold skyrocketed during the pandemic, and it has not returned to normal.

admin2025-02-03T09:50:07-08:00July 25, 2024|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: A&D, backup sources of supply, cyber security, manufacturing, preparation, quality control, securing supply chains, supply chain, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk, supply chain shortages, VUCA|

How Innovation Fuels Success
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How Innovation Fuels Success

I've Been Thinking, Innovation, Manufacturing

How Innovation Fuels Success

There are many strategies to achieve innovation success. Here are a few that come to mind.

admin2024-07-20T14:56:11-07:00July 16, 2024|Categories: I've Been Thinking, Innovation, Manufacturing|Tags: better use of ERP, innovation, lean, manufacturing, process improvement, product development, talent, VUCA|

Although Manufacturing Declined, the Smart are Planning for a Renaissance
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Although Manufacturing Declined, the Smart are Planning for a Renaissance

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Briefing

Although Manufacturing Declined, the Smart are Planning for a Renaissance

According to the ISM, "The Manufacturing PMI", a measure of manufacturing activity, registered at 48.5% in June, which is a decline from 48.7% in May.