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What Makes a Supply Chain Visible?

This is the third (3rd) time I’m correcting myself regarding Supply Chain Visibility.  I erred in my first essay published on June 01, 2020, We Need Better Monitoring Systems,  when I said: “two things comprise a monitoring system:  visibility and guidance.”  And I erred again in my second essay dated December 09, 2025, Supply Chain Visibility:Continue reading “What Makes a Supply Chain Visible?”

Supply Chains:  IT’s Failed Frontier

I brought my family’s passenger van for repairs at the car dealership where we bought it from.  The van had trouble accelerating especially going uphill.  It would sometimes stall.  The dealership’s engineer pulled out a portable device which he plugged into an electronic box under the van’s hood.  When I asked what the device was,Continue reading “Supply Chains:  IT’s Failed Frontier”