February 18, 2017 I am the Chair of the APICS West Coast student case competition, and we just wrapped up our 2017 event. We had 104 students from around the world fly into San Diego to compete. It was a really impressive group of students! The [...]
Your supply chain is only as strong as your weakest link so you must develop your employees and find ways for them to work together more effectively.
It is clear that project managers have a substantial impact on business success, it is wise to think about how to maximize their performance.
When faced with a challenging system implementation, take a step back and reassess instead of devoting more resources to a plan that may not work out.
What can we do this week to improve upon the clarity of our communication? Quite a lot.
Supply chains continue to increase in complexity. I've observed this firsthand from managing hundreds of projects in manufacturing organizations over the last 25 years, including navigating end-to-end supply chain. Being able to effectively manage this complexity is essential to achieve important business objectives–growth and profitability.
The great news about this topic is that you can make progress over time. Start by thinking before you speak.
Becoming expert in culture change and collaboration is important to success.
Project success starts and ends with people. Give your project a head start with a top leader to guide the cross-functional tasks along the way.
Since supply chain has broad appeal, we should be touting the critical importance of the supply chain in our daily conversations.
