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Take Control of Your Manufacturing to Wrestle Volatility to the Ground
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Take Control of Your Manufacturing to Wrestle Volatility to the Ground

Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain Briefing, VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)

Take Control of Your Manufacturing to Wrestle Volatility to the Ground

What is clear is that VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) is continuing in the forefront and will continue to be our "new normal". As I recently debated with the Wall Street Journal, we are in an era of non-stop disruptions. Look no further than the escalating war of Russia [...]

admin2023-03-28T13:54:40+00:00February 24, 2023|Categories: Manufacturing, Reshoring/ Nearshoring, Supply Chain Briefing, VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)|Tags: ambiguity, backup sources, capital, cash, complexity, customer demands, domestic manufacturing, friendly shoring, full fill, local suppliers, manufacturing, nearshoring, non-stop disruptions, out sorucing, partnerships, regional manufacturing, reshoring, S&OP, SIOP, uncertainty, volatility|

Chinese Spy Balloon & Much More Traversing the U.S.
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Chinese Spy Balloon & Much More Traversing the U.S.

Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing

Chinese Spy Balloon & Much More Traversing the U.S.

As has been all over the news, the Chinese sent a spy balloon which floated across the U.S. for about a week. According to US senior military officials, it is confirmed that the balloon is tied to a major surveillance program run by China's military. It has politicians and citizens up-in-arms about the potential impacts, and it bolsters concerns about China.

admin2023-03-02T01:41:04+00:00February 10, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: back up partners, belt and road iniatives, Chinese, friendly shoring, infrastructure projects, logistics network, m capital expenditures, near-shoring, ports, rapid risk assessment, reshoring, risk tolerance, S&OP, SIOP, spy balloons, supply chain risk|

Status of Healthcare Supply Chains
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Status of Healthcare Supply Chains

Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing

Status of Healthcare Supply Chains

Since I was preparing for a meeting related to healthcare supply chains, I dug deep into the topic and thought it would be valuable to share the findings. In reviewing baby Tylenol /Motrin to adult diapers to medtech and pharmaceticals, supply chain disruptions have eased in some areas but [...]

admin2023-02-20T20:17:03+00:00January 24, 2023|Categories: Supply Chain, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: friendly shoring, healthcare, inventory shortages, labor shortages, life sciences, medtech, nearshoring, regional supply chain, reshoring, supply chain reliability|

Events, Shocks, Trends and the Supply Chain
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Events, Shocks, Trends and the Supply Chain

In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain, Trends/ Future Proofing, VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)

Events, Shocks, Trends and the Supply Chain

Shocks and events such as the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and Brexit, among other may feel like they have appeared out of nowhere, but these events are taking place within the context of overarching trends that are unmoved by these short-term shocks and events. This provides us with another perspective on how to react and devise successful supply chain strategies as we look to the future.

admin2023-01-30T19:44:55+00:00November 22, 2022|Categories: In The News, Podcasts, Supply Chain, Trends/ Future Proofing, VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)|Tags: China, customers, energy policies, friendly country, friendly shoring, international connections, labor costs, near-shoring, pandemic, political change, reshoring, system of systems, tariffs, trade relations|