Briefs
Mexico beats China: Beyond the headlines
The news that Mexico passed China in value of imports to the US is a good catalyst for SC Managers to reassess sourcing strategies and suppliers.
Seven tips to better manage supply chain projects
You know the upcoming SCM initiative can drive performance to the next level. Better project management can ensure its success – and yours.
Supply Chain Planning: Where’s the Magic?
In a word: S&OP. Or even better, SIOP. What’s so magical about these processes? Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), or SIOP by adding Inventory to the mix, is a critical business discipline. It drives service effectiveness and operating efficiency by...
Supply chain moves in a volatile world – Best SC priorities now
Consumer brands have been badly buffeted, between supply shortages, shipping challenges and now weakening sales. Too little inventory or too much? Whither demand? Is supply assured? Supply chain (SC) management stands at the crosshairs of business success as never...
Third-party logistics RFP best practices
Shippers are busy restructuring challenged supply chains today, including their third-party logistics (3PL) provider relationships. Importers face a seemingly never-ending list of concerns – geopolitical, inflation, interest rates, freight rates, network resilience,...
Getting landed cost right
Have pandemic-driven supply and demand shocks adversely impacted your in-stock and customer service performance? We highlight five situations that can upend your forecasting and inventory system, suggesting the need for a tune-up.
What to do when ocean rates go sky-high?
Have pandemic-driven supply and demand shocks adversely impacted your in-stock and customer service performance? We highlight five situations that can upend your forecasting and inventory system, suggesting the need for a tune-up.
Time for an inventory system tune-up?
Have pandemic-driven supply and demand shocks adversely impacted your in-stock and customer service performance? We highlight five situations that can upend your forecasting and inventory system, suggesting the need for a tune-up.
June 5 2020: Ports & Intermodal Insights
Port and intermodal data has turned upwards, and ocean carriers managed capacity aggressively. After the scare, shippers are likely to consider de-risking supply chains.
Sourcing strategy refresh? Five steps to a diagnosis
Has the pandemic shutdown raised questions about your company’s sourcing strategy? We offer a five-module framework to a practical diagnosis: A+ or B-?