Every business person understands that the essence of inventory in the running of a business is huge and should not be overlooked. The reason for this is that overlooking may lead to a number of challenges for a business. Such challenges vary from missed sales, high inventory carrying cost, warehouse space issues, poor customer delivery,… Continue reading
Supply Chain Risks are usually seen as the (un)desired result of an event which could occur with a probability, have an impact and a degree of manageability in mitigation efforts. Three elements which together will be expressed as the Risk Priority Number (RPN). The higher the RPN, the more important is the risk and the… Continue reading
A firm’s raw material sourcing knowledge can be a strategic resource. China is notably a vast country with a fantastic workforce that ensures several products can easily be exported at affordable rates. Importing building materials from China comes with several benefits’ dependent on your personal or business needs. For building materials from China, the wholesale… Continue reading
When we enjoy the delicious fruits, do we really think how the fruit supply chain works? This summer I was in Karachi and searching for my favourite fruit Mango and found this guy in the image and asked him how old is the crop, and he passionately explained to me they arrive in the same… Continue reading
Thinking about Digital Supply Chain has now become imperative for business leaders across every industry sector. Analytics applications that can deliver a competitive advantage appear all along the supply chain decision spectrum—from targeted location-based marketing to optimizing supply chain inventories to enabling supplier risk assessment. Digitalisaion in the supply chain will enable to work with… Continue reading
As manufacturing and supply chain professionals all of us at some point had looked for Sustainable Packaging Examples. While the world still faces dramatic environmental challenges, there has been a positive shift with states across the globe taking steps to address the problems. Shaun Bryce from Melbourne Packaging Supplies shares ways in which the packaging… Continue reading
Sustainability, a lot of people regard it as an environmental issue, the climate change topic. Something that is far away from day-to-day life. But it is more. It is a way of thinking in which we are striving to a balance in economic, social, environmental and ethical value. A sustainable supply chain is the result… Continue reading
The rise of eCommerce and fulfillment did change the retail supply chain landscape dramatically in the past decade. Online was the trend and fulfillment centres dominating the world of distribution. The downside was that traditional retail supply chain relying on offline networks (physical stores) struggled and several went bankrupt. Are the current eCommerce business models… Continue reading
To start with, how many Facebook Groups are you in right now or how many Facebook Group for Supply Chain? I bet we cannot tell or give a precise number. I know I could not do the same, as well. I could also bet on a few groups that come to mind when asked about… Continue reading
Excess & Obsolete inventory is the most common problem in supply chain. However, Excess inventory does not have to become a liability. Rather than incur more inventory carrying cost on excess inventory, there are some practical opportunities to sell and make cash when you liquidate inventory. Thanks to consistent technological advancement, it is now possible… Continue reading
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