Just about every supply chain involves commodities. And it is in commodities where many supply chain challenges emerge. By the strictest definition, commodities are essential raw materials like grains, minerals, fish, livestock, metals, and fruits. Commodities are basic items that are typically the same wherever they may be sourced or how they are processed. OneContinue reading “Improving the Commodity Supply Chain”
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Flagships & Anchors
Every enterprise has a flagship. A flagship is an enterprise’s leading product. It’s the brand that customers identify with the enterprise or it’s the enterprise’s number one item in terms of customer popularity or sales. We know The Coca-Cola Company by its flagship namesake, Coca-Cola. Likewise, we know the Pepsico corporation from its Pepsi lineContinue reading “Flagships & Anchors”
Just About Every Enterprise is a Supply Chain Enterprise
I and ten million people in Manila have the same problem every day. Mobile phone reception—it’s lousy. It would take several tries to call someone on my mobile phone and when I do, chances are the conversation would stop in the middle. Poor cellular reception is a norm in the Philippines. It’s just so hardContinue reading “Just About Every Enterprise is a Supply Chain Enterprise”
