By Mark Schmit
Most of us spend the majority of our lives learning “the rules” in one form or another, learning how things work and why, and why we should keep doing them the way they’ve always been done. It’s useful information, I think we could all agree but, in the im… Read More
If manufacturers understand the importance, why aren’t more able to incorporate it?
By Terry Weiner, MEP Supply Chain Optimization team member
In most of the surveys we see about supply chain challenges, it is supply chain visibility that consistently ranks near th… Read More
By Mark Schmit, MEP National Accounts Manager
Every once in a while, a person (or maybe a project) just happens to be in the right place at the right time. You can call it fate, kismet, plain old good luck, the blessings of a sixth sense, the byproduct of the stars aligning, or any n… Read More
By Chuck Spangler, COO, South Carolina MEP
The research shows that only 8% of companies around the globe have a supply chain strategy. How do you know if you have a successful or efficient supply chain without a plan? A study by Georgia Tech shows that a company’s stock price d… Read More
Hello and welcome to The Smarter Supply Chain blog! Our hope is that you’ll explore our site and participate in the conversation around the critical nature of supply chain optimization. Our program, sponsored by the NIST-Manufacturing Extension Partnership, was d… Read More
