It’s widely accepted that for a business to be successful it needs two things: Marketing and innovation. But then, it begs the question: What about the supply chain? And I…
In the previous blog post, we posited three questions and summed up the measures you can take in response. Adopt a strategic approach: Create a supply chain strategy which requires…
The situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has done much to emphasize the need for making supply chains more resilient in the face of disruption. Of course, the need for such…
Well, here we all are: at an extraordinary and historically important time in our world. There’s no doubt that our lives have been changed forever, split into the Before and…
In previous decades, the adage of seeing the big picture was often counterbalanced with a grim realism declaring that everyday realities and difficulties ultimately reduce that picture to empty ideals…
April Fools Day (1st April) has long passed but the internet is still abuzz regarding one particular prank video that featured a drone-dropping blimp (bearing none other than Amazon’s logo).…
The Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model is used by many companies today. However, its final two stages of Delivery and Return can be quite vulnerable to an unexpected yet…
When a young business starts to make the transition to a larger enterprise, it is widely accepted that the supply chain will go through varying levels of dysfunction as it…
In a fairly recent article from Supply Chain Brain, it has been reported that several companies have started initiatives meant to bring the advances of new supply chain technology to…