Five Steps to Regain Manufacturing Prowess
Supply chains reach around the world but in this first blog, since the upcoming conference is in my home town, I am going to focus on what is going on here at home. Reading the news so many proclaim...
View ArticleSteps 2 & 3 to Regain Manufacturing Prowess
Develop and use “Thoughtware” Companies must invest and unleash the intellectual capital within their organizations. Too many companies are spending fortunes on hardware and software and getting...
View ArticleSteps 4 & 5 to Regain Manufacturing Prowess
4. Construct and deploy sensible metrics The current manufacturing metrics of efficiency, keeping all machines busy all the time (utilization), and overhead absorption were developed after the stock...
View ArticleSupply Chain of 2025: Global with Strong Regional Characteristics
Recently, I participated in a podcast with Lora Cecere where we discussed the following question: What would the supply chain of 2025 look like? Questions like this are always fun to consider. Of...
View ArticleImagine (Sometimes it takes a Supply Chain Brain)
Imagine. Later today, Lora Cecere’s Global Summit kicks off in Phoenix. This is the flag ship program for Supply Chain Insights (the analyst firm run by Lora Cecere) and it is absolutely a team...
View ArticleA Buy-Side Blogger’s View (Part 1): What I Learned at the Supply Chain...
Lora was kind enough to invite me to attend the global summit a few weeks ago and while I meant to do some live blogging, I was too busy taking it all in and writing it all down, and now I’m staring at...
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