Why Value Added Service Matters & an Eco Tour of Catalina
Prescient Strategy & Manufacturing Resilience Using SIOP (S&OP)
Supply Chain Shortages & My Interview on FOX Live Now
It is obvious we are having significant supply chain disruptions, and I recently talked with FOX Live Now about these issues. We discussed what caused these shortages, what's going on with the labor shortages, whether it will impact the holiday season, which industries are most impacted, how long [...]
Snowflake: Just-in-Time for Real Life
Are Americans Willing to Pay More for Products Made in the U.S.A.?
Quoted in the Signal on Restocking Shelves Amid the Novel Coronavirus
I talked with the Santa Clarita Valley Signal on the problems keeping shelves stocked amid the coronavirus lockdown. We talked about the end-to-end supply chain and what impacts the supply chain would have on how quickly the shelves would be restocked. See below for the reprinted article from the [...]
The Resilient Supply Chain: Do You Have Vendors or Partners?
Since we did research on "The Squeeze" for a speech on the the squeeze in aerosapce (meaning, how does the supplier in the middle between the Tier 1 suppliers who supply final assembly parts for an airplane and the powerhouse mills survive, or preferably thrive), we have been thinking [...]
U.S. Small Business Optimism Climbs to 2nd Highest on Record!
August 17, 2018 A National Federation of Independent Business survey reported that U.S. small business optimism is close to a record high and is at the highest level in 35 years! Fueled by tax cuts, deregulation and robust consumer demand, business owners are optimistic about the future. Thus, unfilled [...]