Supply Chain & Logistics Blog

Here’s The Real Scoop on Gaining Supply Chain Visibility

Jul 26, 2017 | News, Supply Chain Management

Supply chain visibility is a big deal these days, so you won't struggle to find sources of information on the topic. Many of those sources however, would have you looking at your business information systems and scratching your head, wondering just how to integrate...

Let Consultants Sweat the Small Stuff in Supply Chain Improvement

Jun 15, 2017 | Education, News, Supply Chain Management

If you thought that consultants could only provide value for large supply chain improvement projects, it might be time to think again. While it's true that some larger consulting firms will only get involved in major strategic projects, there are plenty that will be...

5 Whys and Poka-yoke: Lean Tools That Still Work Wonders

Apr 19, 2017 | Supply Chain Management

The practice of leaning the supply chain until it's whip-thin has lost favour in recent years, but that doesn't mean that certain lean tools and principles are obsolete. In fact, many of them can be put to excellent use in the small-business supply chain to root out...

Supply Chain Best Practices: Are They Friend or Foe?

Feb 14, 2017 | Supply Chain Management

There's a lot of talk of late about supply chain best practices and whether or not they are good for business. Repudiators increasingly assert the claim that best practices merely encourage mediocrity and have no place in enterprises that wish to lead their...

The Realities of Solving Business Problems with Supply Chain Technology

Jan 18, 2017 | Supply Chain Management

Supply chain technology has become an imperative for process efficiency and competitive capability, that's a reality which can't be denied. Contrary to what you'll see at technology vendor's dog and pony shows though, no ERP platform, warehouse management...

Why Paper in Your Supply Chain is Bad for Business

Dec 8, 2016 | Opinions

In a recent blog post, we explored seven things that small and medium-sized companies often get wrong in their supply chain operations. Among the topics covered, we mentioned the importance of eliminating process control by paper in your supply chain operations. As a...