Supply Chain Experts

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You make an excellent point, many if not most senior executives find themselves frozen by the current economic uncertainty. As their sales dropped during the downturn, they reduce staff, cut benefits, reduced travel expense to minimum, eliminated ...
You make an excellent point, many if not most senior executives find themselves frozen by the current economic uncertainty. As their sales dropped during the downturn, they reduce staff, cut benefits, reduced travel expense to minimum, eliminated ...
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KPIs are an interesting topic. There is the basic definition of what KPIs are, which ones should be used and when, and how do they translate to the supply chain and customer value. Professionals often get so entrenched in the detail, that they lo...

SupplyChainBrain.com

Driving Supply Chain Transformation Through the Chief Supply Chain Officer

AMR Research's ongoing studies, focused on understanding the key attributes of supply chain organizational design that drive improved performance as well as the type of training required for effective supply chain transformation, have identified the importance and impact of the role of the chief supply chain officer (CSCO). While the CSCO is critical to speeding up the complex transformation most organizations require when moving from functional or internal expertise, few companies have...

3PL Now Finds Itself in the Know —in an Instant

Dynamic Worldwide Logistics, which offers a comprehensive menu of services to the apparel industry, found that manual management of its crushing growth in information would no longer suffice. It needed an innovative approach to accessing data.

GL&SCS and CSCMP Present the Supply Chain Innovation Awards of 2008

Cisco Systems • GENCO Supply Chain Solutions & Sky-Trax • U.S. Air Force • Lockheed Martin • PartyLite Gifts & Chicago Consulting • Dynamic Worldwide Logistics & Instaknow • APL Logistics & Con-way Freight

The U.S. Air Force Targets a Total Transformation of Its Supply Chain

Through an innovative program called Expeditionary Logistics for the 21st Century, or eLog21, the U.S. Air Force is replacing outmoded, stove-pipe processes and disjointed IT systems with an enterprise-wide infrastructure that optimizes its supply chain.

PartyLite Gifts Encounters Incredible Shrinking Carton

The direct seller of candles saves millions of dollars on packaging materials while lightening its impact on the environment. The secret: a new formula for optimizing the size of cartons.
 

Welcome to Supply Chain Experts

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Supply Chain Strategies for Success

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In this community blog, a select group of top supply chain experts will be sharing their thoughts, comments, and suggestions on how companies can achieve greater success and profitability in an ever-changing global economy.

Find the right Supply Chain Expert for your project.
Sandy Vosk Blog Allied Tracking Sytems, Inc.
Joel Anderson Blog International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)
Zeb Holt Blog Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.
Dr. Ed Knab Blog Global-Springs, Inc..
Pat Lupica Blog LNK Consulting
Stuart Slippen Blog S-G Systems Consulting & Training
Roy Strauss Blog Strauss Consulting Group, LLC

Blog Posts

Dr. Edward Knab

Resisting Change in Your Supply Chain

As a supply chain manager and an organizational leader what do you find most challenging? Are these challenges something you avoid or something you confront. Recently, we have seen General Motors go bankrupt because of their inability to change their business model and supply chain. Their centralized approach to automobile manufacturing worked a generation ago but not in today's environment. We also see that Boeing cannot deliver on their "Dream liner" commitment because of a poorly conceived su… Continue

Posted by Dr. Edward Knab on July 3, 2009 at 9:57am

Dr. Edward Knab

Signs you may need a Supply Chain Expert

Most manufacturers and distribution companies receive some orders that call for delayed shipment. In the case of manufacturers these orders may be blanket purchase orders. In the case of distribution, they may specify future ship dates. These orders have one highly desirable quality: they demonstrate your customers’ commitment to your company or product. Consequently, when the number of these orders decline, it could indicate a lessening of customer commitment, which should be cause for concern.… Continue

Posted by Dr. Edward Knab on July 2, 2009 at 1:02pm

Dr. Edward Knab

Why hire a Supply Chain Consultant?

In the complex environment of business “usually, there is more than one approach or solution available to most any problem”. The identification of potential solutions is normally affected by time, resources, and knowledge. There can be a range from short-term solutions to long-term solutions; the financial considerations can range from minimal cost to significant cost, and similarly, knowledge can range from the organization needing little to requiring significant amounts of new knowledge.

Know… Continue

Posted by Dr. Edward Knab on July 1, 2009 at 2:12pm

Dr. Edward Knab

Supply Chain Success is People Dependent

Success is People Dependent


Friedman in his book The World Is Flat, told us that “supply chaining is a method of collaborating horizontally to create value”. This supports the principle that our single most important supply chain element is the people who collaborate. Accordingly, our investment in training must become less about implementing the “bricks” of e-tools and systems and more about the “mortar” of a supply chain of people. These individuals need the cultural and communication skills… Continue

Posted by Dr. Edward Knab on June 30, 2009 at 10:12am

Sandy Vosk

Is Inertia Your Weakest Link?

It's hard to believe that we're halfway through 2009 and still waiting for the US economy to rebound. As President Obama and the Congress continue to debate the best way forward, most business executives are working five times harder to keep their current customers satisfied and win new business. Some are so buried in their day-to-day activities and concerns about surviving that they are hesitant to take on anything new that isn't "mission critical" to the enterprise. Although this is understand… Continue

Posted by Sandy Vosk on June 30, 2009 at 8:25am — 1 Comment

 
 

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