by Dave Frentzel | Jun 29, 2024 | Briefs, Operations, Supply Chain Management
The US third-party logistics (3PL) industry continues to grow at a brisk pace. Total net revenues of $52 billion in 2023 are up nearly 10% annually since 2019[1]. Is outsourcing of warehousing or distribution right for your business? As an initial step before...
by Dave Frentzel | Apr 8, 2024 | Briefs, Consumer & Retail, Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Supply Chain Management
You’ve probably seen the news – in 2023, Mexico became the top source of US imports on a dollar basis, beating out China for the first time since 2002 (Figure 1). Since the mid 2010’s, the gap between imports from China and those from Mexico and Canada has...
by Dave Frentzel | Dec 21, 2023 | Briefs, Operations, Supply Chain Management
As a supply chain manager, how do you spend your time? Managing day-to-day operations, addressing people challenges, budgeting, and fighting the inevitable fires might be top of mind. How about managing essential projects? In our experience, these SCM initiatives are...
by David Bovet | Nov 15, 2023 | Briefs, Consumer & Retail, Operations, Supply Chain Management
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...
by David Bovet | Nov 11, 2022 | Briefs, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management
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...
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,...
