One topic that has created buzz over the last few years has been ‘The Cloud,’ an infrastructure of servers that allows multiple users to access shared files virtually everywhere. With cloud-computing, collaboration has been easier than ever.
The Global Supply Chain I… Read More
Believe it or not, most supply chain professionals think that insurance is not their responsibility to take. It’s very hard to predict when transportation risk will occur with extreme weather, theft, hijacked trailers, global crises, or cargo lost at sea. In fact, the an… Read More
How much do you rely on a “scorecard” to know how your supply chain is doing? Too much, maybe?
(“Scorecard,” by Jonathan McPherskesen, on Flickr under Creative Commons.)
I’ve seen various types of management scorecards th… Read More
by Gray Rinehart
Companies need visibility into their supply chains to optimize them, but should visibility into supply chain relationships be used as a tool to combat worldwide slavery and human trafficking?* Legislation introduced in the U.S. and the U.K. would require … Read More
by Gray Rinehart
A friend and colleague pointed me to a good Manufacturing Leadership blog post entitled “Whatever Happened to the ‘China Price’?” with some of the latest news about the resurgence of U.S. manufacturing.
… Read MoreThe blog post discussed &
