Specific to the supply chain, business leaders have a myriad of choices from which to select some outside expertise.
Choosing a Consulting Partner
When to Do Supply Chain Design
Supply Chain Design (a.k.a. Network Design, a.k.a. Network Optimization, a.k.a. Network Modeling) is one of the challenges in supply chain management that often gets thought of as a ‘nice to have’ or ‘we will do it when we have time’… Read More
Take Command of Your Transportation Management System Data Beast
Caddyshack is one of my all time favorite movies for a number of reasons – I am rabid golfer and sometimes need to be reminded that it is just a game; the casting was perfect, especially Ted Knight as Judge… Read More
Building Your Logistics Systems is Your Choice
Most consumers desire a personal experience. We want the bartender to know our name and make our favorite drink just the way we like it. I want a suit that fits me just right and not one off the rack… Read More
New Year, New Technology, New Frontiers
The calendar has flipped from 2020 to 2021. Many people are bidding 2020 a hearty ‘raspberry’ farewell and are assuming 2021 has GOT to be better. Perhaps. But two things come to mind. One is that just because the number has… Read More
The Logistics of S. Claus, Inc.
Is there any supply chain in the world as large and complex as the one headed up by Santa Claus? In the midst of the holidays (perhaps a bit tempered this pandemic year), many of us eagerly await the arrival… Read More
Head Coach of Your TMS Team
A couple weeks ago I wrote about having a shiny new Transportation Management System in place. The vendor and your IT teams have moved on to the next project, and you may be left wondering what to do next. I… Read More
Leadership in a New TMS Environment
I have been thinking about leadership a lot lately. Perhaps it is the various styles of our elected officials – from local representation to the highest office in the land. Perhaps it is what we often see or don’t see… Read More
I Have a New TMS, Now What?
Do a search on “How to successfully implement new Transportation Management Technology” and you will get plenty of results laying out the steps in a logical way, usually pretty intuitive stuff either from a technical perspective or from an organization… Read More
