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How Artificial Intelligence is Boosting Supply Chain Performance
A slew of new digital technologies is disrupting supply chain operations, but none is having more of an impact on the industry than artificial intelligence (AI). Already, half of all enterprises are using AI and/or robotics to tackle problems in the supply...
Target Cycle Times to Trim Your Working Capital Needs
Cycle times have a direct impact on your organisation’s working capital and, ultimately, its profitability. This is especially true when it comes to cycle times linked to inventory. Key Cycles to Target for Working Capital Reduction ...
How to Reap the Benefits of Supply Chain Management Consulting
It has been proven over and over again that a management consulting partner can easily save a company way more than the applicable fees by coming up with cost-effective solutions to their supply chain issues. What Can a Consulting Firm Bring to Your Business?...
The Importance of Understanding Legal Compliance in Logistics
Ignoring legal compliance can result in court rulings and fines running into millions of dollars, as Google and Microsoft have both found to their great cost in Europe. Owners of small businesses are not immune and risk penalties imposed by local or national...
Seven ‘Costequences’ of Misaligned Distribution Networks
Warning: Distribution network misalignment creeps in without you even being aware of it—until it is too late and your costs are out of control. Unfortunately, the only way around this problem is to follow the example of leading supply chain companies and continually...
Supply Chain Secrets is Going on a Worldwide Tour in 2020
Those who have known me for a while are well aware of my two biggest passions in life: education and travelling. I am always talking about them. Which is why I have hatched big plans to combine the two in 2020—I will be taking my Supply Chain Secrets enterprise on a global tour. Aren’t I lucky?