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Calculating the Projected ROI on your Supply Chain Planning Project
So you have been working with your team and possibly a few external vendors in order to get some improvements
Four Steps to an Ethical Supply Chain
The other day I was searching around the internet and I came a across an interesting article on supplychaindigital.com entitled,
Management and Supply Chain Planners: A case of hedgehog and the fox?
I was recently exposed to the idea of thinking like a hedgehog (one big idea) versus the fox (a lot
Congratulations Steve Reichert!
Steve Reichert retired from AkzoNobel after a successful career in supply chain with the company. We at Arkieva have worked
What is the true cost of a low cost supply chain?
Producing and/or subcontracting in faraway regions can often lower the cost per unit in terms of labor and capital equipment investment. This supply chain strategy greatly increases lead times, the need for long range planning and increased inventory to cover demand uncertainty. A thorough evaluation should be made of the trade-offs of agile vs purely low cost supply chain strategies. The low cost solution might not be the best solution.
How are you dampening the shocks in your supply chain?
Recently, I experienced an earthquake during my trip to Taiwan. I am not sure but I think this was the
Lessons from IBM: Supply Chain Efficiency & Smart Planning Engines
“Complexity exists, whether you ignore or not – better not to ignore it” Peter Lyon IBM retired, former director IBM
Building Your First Model
In my previous post, I encouraged you to mingle with your new colleagues and make yourself known as the new
Welcome to Wilmington!
Wilmington, Delaware, is a great place to live and work. It has been a center of the operations of the famous DuPont company for several hundred years now. Over the years, it has attracted a lot of different types of companies. Arkieva’s headquarters have been in Wilmington since 1993. Through this blog, we share some interesting facts about Wilmington and invite you to learn more about Wilmington and Arkieva.
