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Stop Messing Up Your Supply Chain! Avoid These Three Common Errors

Although there are many ways you can mess up your supply chain, here are three areas that, when sufficient attention is paid, will put you in a much better position. It is amazing that these items are not yet adopted universally. Not Using Available Data We’ve been inundated, virtually crushed, by the sheer amount of

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5 Supply Chain Management Blunders

Fortunately, we have many tools today that help mitigate the inherent risk associated with supply chains. We can also learn from the past. Here are some classic examples of supply chain blunders that happened because of inept management decisions. 1. WebVan Whereas today, online grocer WebVan would likely have flourished, at the turn of the

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When Supply Chains Go Wrong

Supply chains should be resilient. The reality, however, is that many can be sent into a dangerous tailspin at the slightest provocation. A tailspin that can be difficult to recover. We’ve seen examples of both resilience and tailspins throughout history, caused by natural disasters, wars, trade policies and politics, pandemics, and even former late-night TV

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5 Ways to Make Your Supply Chain More Resilient in 2021

The world we live in today is very different from what it was a year ago. We’ve been forced to find new ways to safely work and interact with other people and within our environments. Many companies have had to alter the way they do business to remain effective and still be safe. When it

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18 Reasons People Choose Careers in Supply Chain Management

Why does anyone decide on a particular career path? The experience is a unique and personal one. We asked around various social forums to find out why real people chose a path in supply chain and related fields. Some responses were the kinds you’d expect in many industries. For example, family history or accidental position,

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How Does a Government Shutdown Affect Supply Chain?

While the United States can rest a little easier now that the White House calmed nerves by informing us that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will still be issuing tax refunds amidst the partial shutdown, there are still plenty of other vital operations disrupted. The partial shutdown, now in its 18th day, has affected over

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Lean vs. Agile Supply Chain Management

When looking at which kind of supply chain is best, it really comes down to a matter of priority. What is more important to the organization: more inventory or more information?

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