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Central vs. Depots:  A Case of a Seemingly Straightforward Solution to a Seemingly Straightforward Problem

My boss at the consumer goods corporation in the Philippines where I worked a long time ago told me the company didn’t need warehouses in the provinces.  A central warehouse in the national capital, Manila, would be enough. The field salespeople in the provinces disagreed.  Having provincial depots assured on-hand inventories of finished products forContinue reading “Central vs. Depots:  A Case of a Seemingly Straightforward Solution to a Seemingly Straightforward Problem”

What Should We Do When There’s Clamour?

In November 2022, this happened: One month earlier, in Manila, Philippines (and similarly in other places around the world), this also happened:  And from mid-year 2022 to April 2023, as demand for travel spiked after many countries lifted three (3) years of coronavirus pandemic restrictions:  When demand for products & services and enterprises are unableContinue reading “What Should We Do When There’s Clamour?”