Supply Chain and Logistics Blog
Supply Chain Benchmarking – Christmas Sale
Why not start 2015 knowing exactly what your Supply Chain performance is? AND: Where you need to improve. How far behind the rest of your industry you are. What the improvement will deliver, in terms of cost and service improvement....... Wouldn't that be a great way...
read moreThe Ebola Outbreak and Why Logistics Are Struggling to Cope
Viral outbreaks often show up in horror films and for good reason. They hold audiences in thrall with terrifying consequences and ugly deaths, unstoppable tides of infection and stories of human suffering. The current Ebola crisis centred in West Africa has many of...
read moreLogistics Outsourcing – A Handy Guide
I thought you might find this useful It's a handy guide on Logistics Outsourcing in the form of an Info Graphic. If the whole process of Logistics Outsourcing confuses you, I'm sure this will help. There are 2 pages: Click on the image to bring up a printable High...
read moreMoney on the Table Breakfast
No we were not giving away money at Breakfast! Though some of the information and techniques that David Harrison was sharing was 'as good as'. We had a full turn out for our 'Executive Breakfast' this morning. So a huge thank you to all our guests who gave up there...
read moreSupply Chain Groundhog Day
Does it feel like 'Ground Hog Day' for your Supply Chain? Having worked in Supply Chain & Logistics for 35 plus years, the last 20 in consulting, it can certainly feel like Ground Hog day for me, if I let it. Every day I get to work with different companies and...
read moreGood Project Managers are a ‘Rare Breed’ and we need a Couple More!
Good Project Managers are indeed a Rare Breed. And hey, I'm not one of them! But I know a good one when I see one and our consulting businesses rely heavily on having very capable Project Managers. Someone once told me that project management was rather like trying to...
read moreThe 7 Supply Chain Sins
Guilty or Not Guilty? Have you noticed how similar some top performing supply chains look? Markets and organisations may differ, but the supply chains apply a common set of principles to achieve results and avoid problems. It is when one or more of those principles is...
read moreThe Shape of Supply Chain Networks
A major challenge I see for many organisations is the 'shape' of their Supply Chain network. OK, what do I mean by shape? Quite simply I mean the physical nodes, facilities and product flows. All the way from the point of Supply to the Customer. Just think about...
read more3PL Evaluation and Selection
The 3PL Evaluation and Selection process was an important topic of discussion at our recent Supply Chain Secrets Free Seminars. The subject of course was Logistics Outsourcing. (3PL - 3rd Party Logistics) Having been involved in 100+ Logistics Outsourcing...
read moreA Chance to Show Off?
Do you have an interesting Supply Chain site in Sydney to 'Show Off'? I'd love to hear about it... I'm always looking for interesting site visits for our Supply Chain Leaders Academy(based in Sydney) and I have to say we've been to some awesome sites over the last...
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