Our supply chain musings, operational improvement insights and stories of transformation straight from the field.
What a Backward Leap in 1968 Teaches Us About Supply Chain Evolution
Innovation isn’t static. It’s a leap into the unknown, and requires flipping conventions to clear new heights.
“When Things Get Back to Normal.”
Will supply chains ever get back to normal or are we already in the new normal and playing pretend?
Still Fighting the Bullwhip?
Maybe it’s time to ask whether your ERP system was designed for your supply chain or for the computer constraints of the 1960s.
The year is 1961. Computers run on punch cards and Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) is being born.
What’s Your Next Note?
“It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note - it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.”
Smiling Through Supply Chain Volatility and Uncertainty
Is Your Supply Chain Resilient, or Brittle in the Middle?
Cash Inefficiency – Freeing Capital from the Inventory Trap:
It all begins with an idea - understanding that higher service levels with 30%-50% less inventory is achievable.
US Navy Marches with the Beat of Demand Driven MRP
With rising global complexity and uncertainty, the U.S. Marine Corps is adapting from push mode to a demand driven pull across the naval aviation parts and spares supply chain.