Supplier partnership is commonly accepted view for last couple of decades. However, for the history sake I think it is worth writing about how traditional or old view was characterized, the key points were: There are many suppliers on the market, who can produce according to a certain specification. Neither seller nor purchaser is unique…. Continue reading
In my 10 years of supply planning experience I have observed that despite being aware of usual holidays seasons we encounter throughout year, we still find ourselves short of supply during the crucial holiday period which damages customer service drastically, adds significant amount to premium freight, contributing to customer frustration, affecting the overall brand image… Continue reading
Lean vs. Agile Supply Chain – Can You Have One Without the Other? [Infographic] Can you run an efficient manufacturing and supply chain organisation without any lean or continuous improvement tools? Can you grow your company and be more responsive without using any agile supply chain efforts? It may come as a serious disappointment to… Continue reading
Why You Should Hire Supply Chain Interim Staff? In an ideal business world, you have recruited and hired all the full-time staff you need, who, between them have all the necessary skills, expertise and knowledge of Supply Chain Management for all your business needs. Well, more often than not, the reality is, in… Continue reading
Masters in Supply Chain Management why do you need one? By definition, Supply Chain Management focuses on how to economically and efficiently manage the supply-chain systems in place for the smooth movement of the product or service from the supplier to their client thus increasing a business’ competitive advantage. It sounds simple enough! However,… Continue reading
JIT Purchasing different from Conventional Purchasing? Most of us have worked in both some sort of JIT purchasing (Just In Time purchasing) and conventional manufacturing business. However, in the lean environment, the supply chain process should be capable of supporting Just in Time manufacturing. Manufacturers and suppliers have to adopt an appropriate method of supply… Continue reading
Lot of Supply Chain and Procurement folks who are in the early stage of their ask me should they go for CIPS or APICS qualification. Depending on their career aspiration to either grows in Supply Chain in general or become a specialize procurement professional I give them advice accordingly. Like most good things in life,… Continue reading
There are a number of current trends and approaches that managers and practitioner of a supply chain may consider to achieve a competitive edge and Single Sourcing is one of them! There are always for and against arguments to have single source vs multiple source suppliers for a commodity. The current trend is towards adopting single… Continue reading
Excess and Obsolete Inventory Policy Guide
is a Manufacturing Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain leader from international multi-site manufacturing experience in Electrical, Hydraulics and Internet industries
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