The populist narrative of supply chains focuses on sourcing ignoring the impact of historic practices that are no longer best practices creating waste and inefficiencies.
When I was a teenager, I spent afternoons after school with my dad. As he lost his vision to macular degeneration, he taught me to
In my writing, I try to get clear on definitions. The supply chain space is heavily laden with acronyms, gobbledygook, false narratives, and over-hyped, fast-talking
In a recent blog post, I was challenged by Anna. She wrote, “I have been working in the supply chain for 35 years, and we
An analysis of four strategies that worked over the last decade to improve supply chain value.
In the face of disruption-after-disruption, now is the time to ask should be redefine supply chain planning and execution. Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, says it is time. The value proposition is improving the time to make a good decision.
Today, we are nearing the end of the fourth quarter of corporate reporting. Self-reported projections of the ocean carriers forecast that the industry is posting
My email box is full of the “ain’t it awful blogs.” The storyline starts with a supply chain story of a shortage–semiconductors, rental cars, plastics–and
When you misappropriate something, you steal it, or otherwise use it, in a way its owner didn’t intend. Dictionary.com Words matter. As I sat and listened to
Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change. Tom Peters The idiom, rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic,
