We as supply chain managers typically oversee the following: It’s all part of our job to be perfect in serving customers and productive in meeting the standards of our superiors. We manage demand to synchronise supply. We manage inventories to make available products & services and make sure we don’t have too much (or tooContinue reading “Managing Performance”
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The Case of the Half-Cut Tree; How We View Accountability
There’s a tree across the street from where I live that looks like it’s half of what it should be. The tree’s trunk is rooted on an empty lot. Its leafy side hangs over a street intersection. The tree’s leafy branches press down on telephone & internet cables. Over the years, especially when the windContinue reading “The Case of the Half-Cut Tree; How We View Accountability”
Six Elements to Find in a Digital Roadmap
A large producer of canned fruit items installed a brand-new radio-frequency identification (RFID) system at its manufacturing facility. The RFID system aimed to streamline the producer’s inventory management system. The canned fruit producer’s workers stuck RFID tags on every case of canned fruit and on the pallets where the cases were stacked. As forklift operatorsContinue reading “Six Elements to Find in a Digital Roadmap”
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