In an earlier post on this blog, I addressed the question “what is a supply chain?” As the post was intended to provide the answer in a nutshell, I simply explained that the supply chain starts with some raw materials and ends with a finished product in the hands of a...
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...
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...
When you decide to set out on a supply chain career, it may not be because you’ve studied the topic thoroughly and understand the complexities or even the basics of supply chain management. For example, maybe you are interested in goods transportation and want to work...
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...
Supply Chain Leaders Academy, part of the Logistics Bureau Group, opened its doors in November 2012 with ‘early bird’ opportunities being snapped up by those who can ‘recognise a good thing’! It's now recognised as one the best places to accelerate Supply Chain...