Controlling the extended supply chain: Horse Bolognese, anyone?
A recent article in the Guardian shows how uncontrollable supply chains can be. Managing tier 2 suppliers, in this case, became problematic when supermarkets found that the beef they were selling was...
View ArticleUSDA Funds NC State Study: Integrating North Carolina’s small farmers and...
The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) in North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management is one of several partners in a five- year, $3.9 million grant-funded project to build and...
View ArticleWalmart can’t manage their inventory?
Students of supply chain and logistics know that when the topic of supply chain excellence and inventory management prowess comes up, the companies that comes to mind first are Walmart and Toyota....
View ArticleUsing Scooters for Logistics in China
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal shows pictures of logistics couriers in China riding scooters, with stacks of deliveries teetering six feet up in the air, parked outside of office buildings...
View ArticleHey Mr. President, Why Can’t We Be More Like Germany?
For those of you who follow international sports, you know that the king of sports is soccer, and the Superbowl of soccer tournaments is the European’s Champion League. And what teams are playing in...
View ArticleUsing RFID Two Bin Kanban at the University of Chicago Medical Center:...
When Jon Stegner walked in to his first week at the University of Chicago Medical Center, one of the first places he visited was the Emergency Room, and the nearby supply room. What he saw there, was...
View ArticleJoin BVL International at the North American chapter kickoff on August 12, 2013
Logistics complexity – in the form of fragmented channels, increased product variations, and consumer demand for customized solutions – has been increasing, according to a global study published...
View ArticleVendor Managed Inventory? Think twice and consider the risks!
Historically, businesses have used one of two extremes for inventory management: push-based or pull-based. Push-based inventory management uses demand forecast to manage inventory and replenish from...
View ArticlePosts from the BVL Conference on Logistics Innovation: Continental’s Vision...
I had the opportunity to participate in the BVL International Logistics Congress in Berlin Germany this week. There was a great deal of discussion regarding expectations for the global economy, as...
View ArticleUPS Executive Shares Insights on Total Cost of Ownership in the Electronics...
Ken Torok came to my class on Monday evening, and provided a delightful discussion on total cost of ownership. The class was focused on building and developing cost models, both for should-cost...
View ArticleHandfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014
2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in...
View ArticleNew SCM Videos on Managing Relationships and Complexity in the Global Supply...
We have just posted a new set of videos of interviews with executives on establishing and building an integrated supply chain. For example, one of the videos focused on an interview with John Camp at...
View ArticleWhat is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)? Guest Post by Arun Gupta, PhD
Arun Gupta recently went to a conference of the TPP in Washington, and was invited to share some insights on his visit and what he learned in a guest blog. In its current form the Trans-Pacific...
View ArticleMore Challenges for the Transportation Network: Day 2 of the SCRC Meeting
Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective...
View ArticleOmni-Channel Supply Chains Are Changing Everything You Ever Learned in School…
A senior executive from a large global manufacturer came to speak in my MBA class this week, and discussed the major shifts in global business that was occurring due to the emergence of omni-channel...
View ArticleJoin BVL International at the North American chapter kickoff on August 12, 2013
Logistics complexity – in the form of fragmented channels, increased product variations, and consumer demand for customized solutions – has been increasing, according to a global study published...
View ArticleVendor Managed Inventory? Think twice and consider the risks!
Historically, businesses have used one of two extremes for inventory management: push-based or pull-based. Push-based inventory management uses demand forecast to manage inventory and replenish from...
View ArticlePosts from the BVL Conference on Logistics Innovation: Continental’s Vision...
I had the opportunity to participate in the BVL International Logistics Congress in Berlin Germany this week. There was a great deal of discussion regarding expectations for the global economy, as...
View ArticleUPS Executive Shares Insights on Total Cost of Ownership in the Electronics...
Ken Torok came to my class on Monday evening, and provided a delightful discussion on total cost of ownership. The class was focused on building and developing cost models, both for should-cost...
View ArticleHandfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014
2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in...
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