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Pursuing a Career in Logistics and Supply Chain
The truth be told, the supply chain management profession is extremely broad and the range of jobs in the industry is vast. There is no single, clear career path—your career could take you just about anywhere. The roles and paths suggested below are...
Supply Chain Operations in 2028: Let’s Consult the Crystal Ball
I have no crystal ball, of course, but instead I will tap into my consulting experience, add a dash of research, and fire it all up with some imagination to try get a picture of how the supply chain environment may look in eight years’ time. ...
Align the 3 Supply Chain Management Pillars to Achieve Excellence
If you want to support your company’s overall business strategy, achieve excellence, and impress the C-suite, it is vital that you align strategy, service, and cost in your supply chain operations. Let’s look briefly at each of the three pillars in turn. ...
The Essentials to Consider in Your Warehouse Layout
You’ve seen them, right? Those dream warehouses where products arrive by truck, are efficiently offloaded and stacked on shelves by forklift operators, and later smoothly picked and reloaded for delivery to customers. Such efficiency...
10 Good Reasons to Review Your Distribution Network Design
Distribution network design is now receiving the attention it deserves from supply chain leaders, and with good reason. In fact, here are 10 good reasons. 10 Reasons to Review Your Distribution Network Design Overhauling a distribution network is a major undertaking...
Supply Chain Secrets Will be Touring the World in 2020
I have hinted previously on this site that I plan to do something different in 2020, something big. Something that will combine my two passions—education and travelling. I can now reveal details of my exciting new project: I will be taking my Supply Chain Secrets enterprise on a worldwide tour!