Uncertainties that affect planning Planning your supply chains in the face of ongoing uncertainties can be stressful – your operational plans will never be ‘right’ and they could be very wrong. And there are no sympathies from other functions in the business! So, viewing your supply chains in the same old way (SOW) will not help to improve the situation. … Read More
Channels of Distribution within your Supply Chains
Flow of a supply chain Visibility through your organisation’s supply chains is an objective that will be difficult to achieve. Even if your organisation considers itself a domestic business, the inputs of purchased items and their suppliers could be global. Anticipating potential shortages in supply chains can be difficult. A brand manufacturer or assembler may be closely linked with their … Read More
Success with cross-function learning about Supply Chains
Established facts in supply chains Like a watch mechanism, Supply Chains have many moving parts. It works when all the parts are in place and responding to each movement. But, take out one cog and the whole mechanism is in trouble. This has been demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. For some companies, getting to ‘Lean’ (incorporating the ‘just in time’ … Read More
Procurement change from a buy cost to a lifecycle cost
Changing role of Procurement The world is experiencing changing times and a return to ‘normal’ is unlikely. Nations, communities and companies will need to review and even change their economic or business model. For commercial companies that add value to purchased goods and services, the responsibility for the revised relationships with suppliers will fall on Procurement The focus of Procurement … Read More
Sustainability of Supply Chains is based on ESG report
Unsustainable future The world is consuming the planet’s resources 1.7 times faster than it can regenerate. In anyone’s language, this is both a continuing challenge and unsustainable. Change is therefore required to economies, businesses and the lifestyle of people in developed countries. But how difficult will this be? Between 1970 and 2020, the population of the USA increased by about … Read More