Supply Chain Secrets Blog
Logistics and Supply Chain news, articles, tips and insights
Why You Can’t Divorce Manufacturing from the Supply Chain
If you’re new to supply chain, it can be difficult to understand where it begins and where it ends, especially when people start talking about manufacturing and production. Is manufacturing part of the supply chain or not? Manufacturing from the Supply Chain...
Procurement and Logistics: Is Your Company Building Bridges?
If you work in procurement, how would you rate the relationship between your function and that of logistics within your organization? If the two departments collaborate harmoniously and you can honestly say they are integrated, your company is probably in the minority...
The Role of the Human Resources Specialist in Supply Chain IT Procurement
Procuring a new technology solution is a process that requires the collaboration of multiple functional teams, whether your company is selecting a WMS, TMS, CRM or ERP solution, or any other key business software product. HR and its Place in The Procurement...
Let’s Get Real About Customer Service and Supply Chains
I was just browsing some articles about customer service in supply chain and oddly, as I looked through them, my hackles started to rise … and here’s why: Without naming names, here are a few statements that I read in some of these supposedly helpful tomes: “Improving...
Is Performance Management A Hot Potato In Your Supply Chain Company?
As I’ve mentioned before, Supply Chain Secrets is for anyone who has involvement in supply chain matters, especially those who work in support functions such as human resource management. HR of course, plays a vital role in maintaining an efficient and effective...
Using Fossil Fuels in Supply Chain: There’s Always a Consequence
During your supply chain career, there is every chance you will be involved in making decisions that impact our environment. More than likely, you will take part in some green initiatives, since it’s every responsible company’s goal to reduce environmental pressure....
4 Things A Great Supply Chain Strategist Never Neglects
What if I told you that many companies really haven’t defined a supply chain strategy? Would you be incredulous? Don’t be, because it’s true. Many companies have no properly defined supply chain strategy. Of those which do, many more have a strategy that’s less than...
Keep a Finger on the Pulse of Your Customers’ Financial Health
Supply Chain Secrets is about helping anyone who’s involved in supply chain, either directly or indirectly. With that in mind, this month’s post touches a topic in which financial managers and staff share a common interest with operators—the financial health of...
Supply Chain Secrets – The Beginning
Nigel Lewis of Global Logistics Media recently interviewed Rob O'Byrne about the back ground of the Supply Chain Secrets book series.
Supply Chain Education Tools
Lots of people who have bought some of our books are also asking what other Supply Chain education tools we have available. Probably the most popular is our Supply Chain School. That is based in Sydney Australia. You can read more about that here: Supply Chain...