by Dave Frentzel | Oct 26, 2022 | Briefs, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management
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,...
by Dave Frentzel | Oct 14, 2022 | Briefs, Consumer & Retail, Industrial & Distribution, Strategic Sourcing
Given today’s volatile costs and service levels across the global supply chain, complete and timely product costs are even more critical to your company’s sourcing strategies and day-to-day purchasing decisions. Make-vs-buy and supplier selection decisions depend on...
by Dave Frentzel | May 9, 2020 | Briefs, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed startling deficiencies in many companies’ sourcing strategy and supply chains. Supermarkets were unable restock their shelves when demand for home basics like peanut butter and toilet paper surged [1]. Healthcare providers could...
by David Bovet | May 6, 2020 | Briefs, Operations, Strategy, Supply Chain Management
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the vulnerability of many global supply chains. Supply plummeted first from shutdown factories in China, then demand collapsed worldwide as countries adopted stay-at-home orders. These unprecedented events surfaced a level of...
by David Bovet | Apr 28, 2020 | Briefs, Capabilities, Consumer & Retail, Strategy, Supply Chain Management
Stay-at-home orders in the time of coronavirus have dramatically altered the path food takes from farm to plate. Grocery stores have suffered shortages while farmers plow crops under due to lack of demand from the food service channel. What is happening to our food...
by David Bovet | Apr 13, 2020 | Briefs, Supply Chain Management
Irrational consumers or unresponsive supply chains? Consumer behavior is not necessarily irrational. Applying business inventory management techniques to toilet paper purchasing at the household level highlights three rational considerations: Higher home demand due to...
