Should Supply Chain be a Strategic Function?
The supply chain has a dramatic impact on several areas of the company – the ability to grow and “keep customers promises”, profitability, cash flow, and customer service.
How iPhones (and Mobility) Have Invaded Businesses
No sales executive wants to log on his/her computer from the road instead of accessing information at his/her fingertips on a hand held device.
Priming Your Supply Chain for the Amazon Effect
Published on March 2, 2016 Preview Lisa Anderson, President of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc. presents a primer for her APICS 2015 speech on the Amazon Effect and provides a few tips for success.
TST to Drive Supply Chain Performance
Drive supply chain performance with our proprietary process: TST.
How Preparation Matters
Last weekend, the APICS Southwest district held its 10th annual student case competition. We had 25 teams and 108 students from 3 countries with another 11 teams on the wait list (including another country). We had about 50% undergraduate and 50% graduate level students who competed in a supply [...]
Supply Chain Strategies for Success
If there is one area that changes on a seemingly daily basis, it is your end-to-end supply chain.
Finding Efficiency
Sometimes inventory problems are people problems.
Is Inventory Management Dead?
You can’t expect manufacturing or distribution success without securing base fundamentals such as inventory management.
Supply Chain Skills
What are you doing to make sure you KEEP your top notch talent and to continually have an eye out for what talent you’ll need to stay ahead of the curve?
Why My Best Clients Focus on Responsiveness
As customers continue to demand shorter lead times, it becomes imperative for manufacturers and distributors to become more responsive and improve order fulfillment cycle time