Supply Chain and Logistics Blog
The 3 Cs for a CEO to See What’s Really Important in a Supply Chain
Delegation of supply chain responsibilities? Sure. Employee empowerment for better supply chain performance? Absolutely. But to set your enterprise and its workforce up for successful supply chain operations, the starting point has to be what is really...
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12 Supply Chain Basics Your Company Must Get Right
If you're a supply chain professional, the tips and guidance in this post will probably not be new to you. On the other hand, if you're a business leader who must try to juggle supply chain effectiveness with that of marketing, sales, or manufacture, the...
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7 Things That Matter Most To Fresh Supply Chain Leaders
Fruit and vegetables, fish, bread, packaged salads, fresh meals; so many consumer products rely on supply chains that can bring perishable goods to retailers' shelves quickly, and in the best possible condition. This article provides an inside look at today's...
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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age
Given that hospitals and other healthcare facilities exist only to provide care to patients, it can come as a surprise to know that supply chain cost is typically the second largest expense such facilities incur, exceeded only by the cost of labour. Perhaps...
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6 Things A CEO Should Know About the Supply Chain
If you are a company CEO, this article is for you. If you a senior supply chain manager, director, or leader of one of the functions touched by the supply chain, it's for you too, as long as you have the ear of your company's CEO. What you are about to...
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3 Things to Get Right in Supply Chain and Logistics Management
What are the 3 things you've got to get right in Supply Chain and Logistics Management? Watch the video below to find out (just 5 mins 42 secs): Join Supply Chain Leaders Insights! Supply Chain Strategy and S&OP are just among the topics...
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8 Uses for Supply Chain Benchmarking and Their Most Valuable Benefits
Has your company discovered how to really turn knowledge into power? If not, you might be surprised at the many ways supply chain benchmarking can be used to understand performance, identify areas for improvement and actually turn those improvements into...
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6 Practical Supply Chain Education Tools for Employers
If you're serious about continuous improvement and developing a best-in-class supply chain to serve your organisation, keeping your managers and workforce educated is paramount. Of course, many of your hires may come to you with a ready-made supply chain...
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Uberisation of Logistics – Are You Too Late?
Published with kind permission of MHD Supply Chain Solutions Magazine Uber this, Uber that… Ever since Uber reinvented taxi services by placing itself in between customers and private car owners, “uberisation” has become a craze. That doesn’t mean that...
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7 “Costequences” of Distribution Network Misalignment
As leading supply companies have begun to realise, an essential need is arising to look at distribution networks in a new way. Static plans with a five-year horizon will no longer ensure supply chain optimality, and once distribution network misalignment starts...
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