3 Typical Supply Chain Struggles for SMEs Managing supply chains is never an easy task for the smaller enterprise. There are just so many elements that are (or appear to be) outside of your company’s direct control. Your success depends on the performance of...
It’s a fact that smaller businesses have less flexibility than major enterprises when it comes to choosing suppliers, especially for raw materials and direct supplies. Quite simply, smaller scale means a lower degree of influence across a smaller range of...
If your SME is anything like the thousands of others operating in today’s global market, your supply chain probably extends as far as only those of large organisations might have done in the not-so-distant past. If that’s the case though, do you have a...
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...
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...
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...
