Collaboration & Judgment Can Achieve Wonders
Supply chain success can be achieved through effective collaboration and strategic judgment. These insights lead to transformative results.
The Eagles and Apprenticeships
Are you thinking about apprenticeships? It doesn't have to be as dramatic as an untimely death; there are many reasons you should be thinking many years down-the-line with your apprenticeship programs.
The Impact of Supply Chain Strategy
Effective supply chain strategic planning secures a competitive edge, ensuring efficiency, adaptability, and market leadership.
VMI – What are the Benefits?
What are the strategic and tactical benefits of VMI for enhancing supply chain collaboration, increasing revenue, and improving service levels?
Gain a Strategic Focus on Quality IF Customers are Important
People and companies have more choices than ever before. If you wish to remain in the race, quality must be more than an assumption; it must become a strategic focus.
Manufacturing is on the Rise
February 4, 2017 There is an air of excitement about the future in manufacturing! Last night, I talked with several executives of manufacturing companies and today I was the chair of the innovation awards at the Manufacturing Council of the Inland Empire (MCIE) Manufacturers' Summit, and it is clear [...]
Results Follow People
Results follow people who put together strategies and successfully implement them. Great tools help, but people are critical to improving your bottom line. Results don’t occur with the latest fads – even with good fads such as lean manufacturing or SIOP (sales, inventory and operations planning) programs. Results don’t [...]
Lessons Learned from a Genius Businessman
Harry used uncommon common sense to spot opportunities to turn around companies. His wisdom, integrity and generosity will be missed. My best friend's dad was as close to a business genius as I've stood. He made his employers rich beyond their wildest dreams yet he was happy with this [...]
Strategies to Keep Your project On-Track of Manufacturers and Distributors
The most successful projects are well-managed and kept on track. A strong plan and focus-oriented strategies will keep the team motivated and on task. Published in "Project Times" website, August 21, 2015 Click here for original article. As easy as it seems to keep a well-planned project on-track, it [...]
Observe to Rule the Roost
Sometimes the productive road to performance improvement is to just observe and ask questions. From observation, ideas emerge, issues pop out and you can take directed action to make positive change. It is interesting how effective the powers of observation can be! Take a step back and observe what [...]