The purpose of this article is to provide a brief overview of the technology and will serve as a foundation for future articles that will tackle specific aspects in greater detail.
Supply Chain Design – The Basics
Supply Chain Design
Of Blockchains, Supply Chains and Amara’s Law
Good news, this is NOT yet another article extolling the virtues of blockchains! In fact, it’s somewhat the contrary. We are not saying that blockchains are bad or useless, but some of us have been a little too optimistic in… Read More
Automation Isn’t Always the Answer
Humans have been making predictions probably ever since we’ve developed consciousness. Most people will agree that the vast majority of predictions with a distant horizon have proven untrue. A few were spot-on such as concepts like video telephony and self-driving… Read More
Analytics & Optimization – A Beginning
It has been a little over a month since I joined JBF Consulting. I’ve had the opportunity to speak with the entire staff and some of its clients. I learnt about the quality work our consultants are doing and the… Read More
Transportation Logistics and Supply Chain Visibility
This article was originally published on LinkedIn, and can be read via this link. By Dan Blacharski, Founder and Editor, Techie.com Transportation is often the biggest cost in the supply chain for retailers. Establishing visibility into the supply chain rightfully… Read More
Supply Chain Management: The Pizza Party
I had an experience over the weekend that I felt had a lot of applicability to my work. We had a “pizza and movie party” for my 6 year old over this past weekend. Friends, a showing of The Incredibles,… Read More
The Cost of De-Densification and Obesity
I recently enjoyed reading Dr. Chris Caplice’s fantastic piece on the Supply Chain at MIT Blog, “Impact of Micro Trends on Supply Chains: Densification.” If you’ve never checked out this blog, it’s definitely a great read. Chris is one of… Read More
Understanding Supply Chain Technology
Supply chain technology is not the type of thing that stems naturally from having efficient IT tools in place. Case in point – there’s a great article right now on the Wall Street Journal that’s worth a read. Joel Schectman… Read More
Why Aren’t Supply Chain Management Systems User Friendly?
User-friendly supply chain management is not always at the forefront of design or purchase. Actually, just putting the phrase out there is akin to saying something like “the easiest walk through the Sahara with no water or protective gear, ever.”… Read More
Transforming from S&OP to NOW
S&OP is Dead…Long Live S&OP! Recent articles such as “Is the Traditional S&OP Process Outdated and Heading to Extinction?” and “The ‘post-S&OP era’ – Managing in NOW mode” have suggested that the existing S&OP processes in today’s world are fast… Read More
