Supply Chain and Logistics Blog
3 Ways Supply Chain Companies’ Cost Reduction Plans Go Bad
If you’ve been working with supply chain companies for any length of time, you’ll know how important it is to control operational costs. On occasion though, some supply chain companies’ cost reduction efforts get taken too far, especially when ambitious initiatives...
read moreYour Supply Chain can’t tell you when it’s SICK
Is your Supply Chain Sick? If only your Supply Chain could talk… I recently shared some tips with you on a Supply Chain Health Check that would get you off to a great start for the Year. It was prompted by my own ‘Health Check’! That post is here. But it made me...
read moreHow are your Supply Chain KPIs or Vital Signs?
When did you last check your Supply Chain ‘vital’ signs? I started the New Year off with a Health Check, as I usually do. Not for my Supply Chain, but my personal Health. It must be an age thing…. But it got me thinking about Health Checks for your Supply Chain. I was...
read moreSupply Chain Training: Why it’s Not Just for Logistics Practitioners
Are you running a medium to large organisation that relies on supply chain management to service your customers? If so, you probably have a number of functional departments, some of which are made up of logistics practitioners and some which perform the other vital...
read moreMeeting the 5 Challenges of Supply Chain Education
How do you learn how to succeed in supply chain, an environment that is constantly changing, that cuts across more functional areas in an organisation than almost any other discipline, and that relies on practical judgment just as much as textbook theory – especially...
read moreThe Importance of Soft Skills Development in Supply Chain and Logistics
Amid all the current rhetoric about supply chain management and its changing nature, the topic of training and education is receiving perhaps more than its fair share of attention. Many pundits for example, are suggesting that supply chain training and logistics...
read moreThe Beauty of Blended Learning in Supply Chain Training
Have you ever noticed how often, when it comes to taking a decision, the process ends up being focused on one solution versus another, when actually, the best answer might be found by looking somewhere in-between the two extremes? This reality is well-illustrated by...
read more5 Steps to a Successful Warehouse and Logistics Training Process
So you want to create a more organised and effective warehouse and logistics training program to boost supply chain performance. The good news is that it’s not that hard to do, provided you set aside a realistic budget and ensure that training and education are not...
read moreYour Career and Supply Chain in 2016 – What will they look like?
Just another New Year Resolution or positive action? Do you need to 'get off your butt' this year? OK, so what will you do differently in 2016? Or maybe your 2015 was everything you dreamed of, and 2016 will just me more of the same? Lucky you! But if you are like...
read moreGiving and receiving at this time of year
Today is a Good Day. In fact a Great Day! Why is today such a good day? No, not because it's Friday 🙂 Because today we helped 154,501 people! That's you and me, and a few other people. I'll explain below. You see, when anyone interacts with us here...
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