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Creating the link between better supply chain planning and decisions.
RECENT POSTS
My Biggest Mistake: Inventory Levels are the Thermometer for the Management of the Company
As a novice in the supply chain field I assumed that inventory levels are the thermometer for managing a company. I soon learned that this was a big mistake.
Build Your Own Corner Office
In my recent post on going places, I put forward some of my thoughts on how a young college graduate
Effectiveness equals Efficiency? How to become “world-class” at nothing.
Though it sounds like a joke, many executive teams are exactly on this path. In this blog, we’ll define why
Do you want to go places? My Advice for recent college graduates
Sujit offers some advice for recently graduated college students to help them succeed in the world of not only Supply Chain, but any business and life venture.
Linking the Supply Chain Triangle to Strategy
In this post we talk about how to align the Supply Chain Triangle with your business strategy and the three types of leader strategies observed by Treacy and Wiersema: Product Leaders, Opex Leaders, and Customer Intimacy Leaders.
Financial Benchmarking for Inventory Turns and Working Capital
As a follow-up on two earlier blogs ‘Balancing Cash Cost and Service: The Supply Chain Triangle’ and ‘The Best Practice Frontier in the Supply Chain Triangle.’ Bram explains the importance of using financial benchmarking for inventory turns and working capital.
Advice to Students: The Next CEO Will Be From Supply Chain
The day is nearing where the next CEO will be a former VP of Supply Chain. Continue to develop your skills and you will become a great fit for that position in the future.
Can Supply Chain Planners Ignore ROI?
Last week I wrote about my mistake of not paying enough attention to the math behind Return on Investment (ROI). I got a few comments from readers that made me think of elaborating from a Supply Chain planner’s point of view for why everyone in the supply chain should learn the ROI math.
The Best Practice Frontier in the 3D Supply Chain Triangle
In many companies we see a lack of alignment between the three corners of the Supply Chain Triangle, so let's take the triangle into three dimensions and explain the concept of the “best practice frontier”.
