Nowadays, no one could deny that the supply chain is essentially the backbone of any company and most supply chain team use some kind of Supply Chain KPIs. In other words, it is about a living ecosystem that ensures the smooth, effective and consistent delivery of products or services from supplier to customer. When… Continue reading
There are quite a few supply chain maturity models. These models attempt to drive best practices in Supply Chain Management. One basic idea behind the supply chain maturity model is that increased supply chain maturity will lead to improved supply chain performance, which in turn will lead to improved financial performance. But we all know… Continue reading
As we approach the close of 2020, what remains certain is: The Supply Chain industry has witnessed a lot of changes this year. The impact of COVID-19 on Supply Chian was unprecedented and the changes, as a result, aren’t all shocking. Early in March, the implementation of the stay-at-home orders worldwide saw an unprecedented report… Continue reading
When I wrote the article 18 Targeted Inventory Reduction Strategies for Supply Chain Professionals, I got some criticism from some of my readers that I am misleading the supply chain community and there are equally valid and reasonable reasons where we should actually increase inventory! Fair point? The benefits of inventory management is undisputed, and… Continue reading
The impact of lead time on inventory is well known, but in the real world the relationship can be much harder to define when multiple product types, management systems and sites are involved. A lack of central planning compounds the problem by impairing the end-to-end view of inventory positions. This study explains how Optimizing Inventory… Continue reading
Among the many social media sites that have emerged in the past two decades, LinkedIn stands out for having become the dominant professional network. It now has more than 645 million users from more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, with a stated mission of connecting “the world’s professionals to make them more productive and… Continue reading
How to avoid corruption in supply chain (post-soviet countries perspective)? While there is a great possibility of reducing your logistics costs by building your manufacturing or distribution facilities in developing or best cost countries there are few things, that business executives should take into account before starting operations in emerging markets. Even if it would… Continue reading
To become a top talent within Supply Chain, there are a number of fundamental Supply Chain Skills you must learn to acquire, build and continually seek to develop. And they are both technical and soft skills. I have put together a list of what I feel to be the top 11 must-have skills to not… Continue reading
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are a common yet underused tool for supply chain professionals. When deployed aggressively, they can become one of the best accelerants for improvement, not just for operations, but an entire company. We used SLAs heavily at Amazon, where I helped build the ecommerce supply chain that powers Prime, among other… Continue reading
In this day and age, you have instant access to the right tools and information on supply chain and logistics management. How to find the best supply chain resources amongst tons of material available which could not just increase your theoretical supply chain competencies, but also give you practical guides and tools to help you… 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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