The Latest R in Sustainability: Reshoring
As awareness of climate change and globalization grow, the list of Rs in sustainability is also growing. This blog explores the latest trend: reshoring.
Navigating the Pitfalls of Expedited Shipping
In the dynamic supply chain management landscape, one of the most challenging aspects is dealing with the differences between our forecasts and reality.
The Consequences of Complacency
Complacency can quickly make supply chain planning software obsolete. We lose when we "wait and see". Now is the time for investment and improvement.
SOS(C): Shorten Our Supply Chains
What is a shorter supply chain and what are the benefits of shortening a lengthy supply chain? This blog discusses this and more.
What is the ‘Secret Sauce’ to Improve Demand Planning?
Successful demand planning requires a stable and sustainable planning process that is continuously reviewed and improved.
Managing Distribution in Circular Supply Chains
Circularity, in the form of re-use, is not really new as a business model. Look at Goodwill, Habitat For Humanity’s Re-Store, and countless local consignment and thrift stores. eBay, Etsy, and Facebook Marketplace provide an online forum to convert one person’s trash to someone else’s treasure. A quick trip to the post office and the deal is sealed. Waste averted.
Sustainability in Supply Chain Planning: Waste or Revenue?
When many companies produce products, they also produce by-products. Often, they have no use for these by-products and so they are discarded or sold off as scrap. But companies that embrace sustainability do not accept this fate. Some companies have found a way to turn their waste streams into revenue streams...
Sustainability in Supply Chain Planning: In Practice
Integrated Supply Chain Planning is the best way to be sure that you are running your business in a way that is best for your whole business. When you address your energy needs independent of your supply chain planning you can drive up costs unnecessarily and create rework. Industrial gas companies know this better than most because their production process is an extremely energy-intensive one. Keeping energy use to its minimum is a pinnacle of smart sustainable business practices.
Sustainability & Circularity in Your Supply Chain Planning
Learn how climate action relates to supply chain management. Achieving full-scale sustainability and circularity cannot happen without end-to-end alignment, hierarchical connectivity, integration of all parts of your supply chain, performance metrics, and business processes. And this alignment needs to be part of your existing supply chain before you can take it to the next level.