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The Agile Supply Chain! Why Agility is Trumping Lean!

A “Don’t Touch” Strategy will Dramatically Lean out your Supply Chain!

The modern supply chain grows increasingly complex with each passing day. The digitization, focusing on fundamentals and change, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and many other factors are transforming how the agile supply chain functions.

Once, the lean supply chain was considered to be the most effective form of manufacturing and supply chain management. However, a new concept in supply chain processes, the agile supply chain, is quickly growing to replace the often overused term.

Brand Protection – The Definitive Role of the Supply Chain!

Is Your Supply Chain A Cost Centre or a Value Creator?

In this age of social media it is amazing how powerful that “likes” and “dislikes” and comments are to any single Brand. Marketing departments generally know this all too well and they spend a lot of time and money in promoting, protecting and preserving their Brands.

But the responsibility of managing and protecting your Brand lies not only with Marketing. The Supply Chain has an absolutely central, and pivotal, role that impacts the Brand as much as any other function in your company.

6 Major Delivery Logistics Trends!

Last Mile Delivery! What is your Strategy?

It was an important year for delivery logistics trends. With ecommerce sales reaching $23 trillion in annual sales worldwide, customers are relying on better and faster deliveries for all sort of goods and services.

But this evolution in the supply chain, and for last mile fulfillment in particular, doesn’t end with retail. From restaurant chains to supermarkets to pharmacies to service providers, the world of logistics is experiencing unprecedented change. What are the delivery logistics trends?

The Journey of One Banana! A Supply Chain in Motion! (Infographic)

The Baby Supply Chain!

Banana article originally created and published and permission to publish provided by Sam Jenks at http://www.kodiakrating.com

A few days ago I chatted with my brother on the telephone.

In the midst of our conversation, I could hear that he was chopping up something on a cutting board.

“What are you cooking,” I asked him.

“I’m making a banana smoothie. I ordered groceries the other day and had them delivered through Amazon Fresh. I was a complete idiot and forgot to double-check the order. So, instead of 4 bananas, I got 4 bundles of bananas.”

4 Challenges in Starting and Sustaining a SIOP (S&OP) Business Process!

Featuring Our 10 Best Inventory Management Articles!

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A Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) business process is an essential element for running a successful business. SIOP will allow you to improve your forecasting, capacity and resource planning, cash flow, and inventory levels.

Yet there are many challenges with getting a proper, functioning SIOP process in place. If the benefits are so clear why is it so difficult to get SIOP going and then to sustain it?

Confessions of a High Priced Expediter!

Part Shortages? What is your Supply Line Strategy?

The CEO called. “We’re out of Parts … I need your help!” And so it began. These are my confessions as a high priced expediter.

Every Supply Chain is going to have supply disruption and raw material shortages at some point. So if you work in Supply Chain you are going to get involved in some fashion. Maybe you are calling suppliers, qualifying new, replacement parts, or maybe you are arranging for fast delivery of the shortages.

I have been involved directly or indirectly in resolving part shortages throughout my career. Even as an Executive I still got pulled in to these situations and asked to personally get them fixed. Once an Expediter, always an Expediter.

Here are my Confessions!

Multichannel vs Omnichannel Fulfillment Solutions!

Which is Better? Amazon FBA or 3PL?

“Omnichannel” is certainly the prevalent phrase in the E-Commerce arena. The expectation in an Omnichannel Fulfillment world is that a customer can order what they want, when they want, on whatever device they want, and have it delivered how they want.

The physical delivery part of the Omnichannel expectation can be very elusive. Many companies claim that they are Omnichannel service providers. But are they really?

How many E-Commerce Fulfillment options are there? And how many do you provide in your company?

Our 2017 Top 10 Blog Posts … So Far!

It’s been 6 months since we launched supplychaingamechanger.com. Our goal has always been to share experiences and expertise. The site has evolved. The number of categories has continued to grow. And the response has been absolutely tremendous. We can now present our 2017 Top 10 Blog posts.

In that time Supply Chain Game Changer was also selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 75 Supply Chain Blogs on the Internet.

So we thought that this would be a good point at which to share a list of the 2017 Top 10 Blog posts that we have published so far. We would be remiss if we didn’t also thank the phenomenal Guest Bloggers who have given us such great content.

So here is the 2017 Top 10 Blog List, so far …

Quantum Leap to the Top 10 Supply Chain Skills of the Future!

Putting a Shine on Supply Chain’s Image!

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There are many exciting quantum leap advances in Technology these days!

The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Robotics, Industry 4.0, Big Data and Analytics, and Digitalization are all phrases that are emblematic of revolutionary changes both today and in the future.

It is important to know that these changes are not just impacting Manufacturing, Engineering and I/T. These technological advances will impact every aspect of our personal and working lives. And one area that will be driving these quantum leap changes is Supply Chain!

What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics?

Reverse Logistics and the Power of Your 3PL!

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A summer job I had during my University years involved the dismantling of old computer input/output machines and the recovery and salvage of all of the parts. For me it was good experience and good money. At the same time the disassembly of most every part of the machines for refurbishment, reuse, and recovery also seemed to be a worthy cause. It was Reverse Logistics before I knew what that was.

I considered it to be salvage, reclamation and repair activity. Over the ensuing years I was involved from time to time in other activities that involved quality problems, returns, repair, reclamation or recycling of some kind.

And then at some point all of these activities were included under the banner of “Reverse Logistics”.

What on earth is Reverse Logistics?

Black Friday Readiness – Is Your Supply Chain In Trouble?

Get Ready for Holiday Now: Make It Boring (From A Supply Chain Perspective)!

The Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping extravaganza is almost upon us. While it may seem like a long time for functions such as Marketing or Sales, for your Supply Chain the Black Friday push should be on right now! Your focus must be on Black Friday readiness.

If you have products manufactured overseas for instance then if those products are not either on the ocean right now or en route over land to your Distribution Centres then you are already in trouble! Black Friday readiness is critical.

Project Prioritization Simplified!

Are you a Game Changer? Tell us your Story!

We had the “Call To Action” from the CEO. The business needed to be transformed to support growth. And the business needed to be financially stronger and much more productive.

With the mandate established we had named the change initiative that we were about to launch. We had enlisted leaders from every functional organization. And we had began to roll out our communication strategy.

This project involved every employee, every function, and every process in the company. We needed a simple way to prioritize all of the projects that we were about to undertake.

TMS is Mandatory in the Digital Age! Get Yours Free!

Why don’t you have a TMS (Transportation Management System) Solution yet?

We are in the Digital Age!

In Supply Chain that means we want and need full end to end visibility and transparency. To provide that end to end visibility requires electronic connectivity of all nodes of the Supply Chain.

And when it comes to providing that visibility and connectivity with respect to the movement of goods throughout the Supply Chain it means we all need a Transportation Management System (TMS).

But gone are the days when you needed to create your own TMS or even buy one. In this Digital Age you should be able to get this capability for free!

Procurement Integrity Breach – A Sure Way to Get Fired!

Could the CPO Be Replaced by the Chief Value Officer?

The following story about Procurement integrity is true; no names or companies will be mentioned.

“Hello, Rebecca. Great to hear from you this morning. What can I do for you today?” I said to my direct report on my cell phone.

“We have a situation that needs your attention.” Her voice foretold that this was one to pay extra attention to.

“What’s up?”

The Call To Action … Where It All Begins!

The Change Leadership Process … And Guide!

“The Board is REALLY upset. They want a plan to dramatically improve our Supply Chain inventory turnover performance and they want it now. Will you lead this for me?” That was a call to action.

My boss had just got out of the Board meeting and these were his words to me. The company had historically performed very poorly in managing inventory. And it was not only consuming a lot of cash but it was impacting our profitability with the high carrying charges and write-offs. Also it impacted our competitive position as customers and competitors didn’t believe we knew how to manage inventory, and Supply Chain, very well.

This was a Call To Action!