agile – Ellery's Essays

What the Supply Chain Must Be

There are many things we like supply chains to be. Popular examples are resilient, sustainable, and agile. For some of those at the end of the chain, they’d simply want them to be dependable or on time, especially when it comes to deliveries. And for many supply chain professionals, they’d want vendor supplies to beContinue reading “What the Supply Chain Must Be”

Setting Up a System in the Face of Uncertainty

A large property management company set up a uniform accounting system for all the buildings it manages. The accounting system utilized a customized software program in which each building’s bookkeeper is required to use. The software allowed the bookkeepers to enter invoices and vouchers and update the building’s books of accounts in real-time. The customizedContinue reading “Setting Up a System in the Face of Uncertainty”