Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Yet it is managed by one or two people, with no support, and no visibility from upper management. Aside from the cost impact the service implications of a poor Freight management system are enormous. Supply chain visibility is also incredibly important these days.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

2017 was an important year for delivery logistics. These are some of the key industry trends in delivery logistics and supply chain management which will take center stage in the upcoming year: 1. Real-time Visibility. During 2017 the attention shifted towards self-driving cars and trucks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

They seemed rather administrative at the time and took away valued time to work on more pressing matters. Proactive, Real Time Visibility. You should have end to end real time visibility to your entire Supply Chain. Inventory Positioning. Today’s Reality. Conclusion.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

This all requires that all products will be in place at precisely the right time for the beginning of the event. Retailers want to have a large quantity of the right goods in place to support the busiest time of year. Retailers must be adept and highly efficient at managing freight and logistics. SKU Management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

They almost always happen within the standard lead time of the components you need. From your Customer to your CEO through to the entire Management chain and everyone in Production … they all want the needed parts NOW! There was an official Corporate department called Supply Line Management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In order to support this investments are often needed in warehousing and order management capabilities to support item level serialization and integrate this information into a highly scalable IoT services and entitlement management system. This avoids shortages if the rate of consumption increases, or excessive inventory if it slows.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Check out Do you have a Freight Management Strategy or are you Spinning your Wheels? Why have so few companies adopted a Transportation Management System (TMS) solution? There are tremendous benefits but there are obstacles, real or perceived, that get in the way. The service offering sold very well.

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World of Procurement podcast

JUNE 15, 2021

We covered a lot of ground in this 25-minute podcast and this podcast is going to be exceptionally beneficial to you if you are currently looking at your supply chain and wondering how can we improve visibility, how can we reach our sustainability goals using our supply chains and how do we know what is in this product?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Many projects often fade away over time and fall well short of their original goals. People face many very real challenges in leading these projects. As we have discussed in other blog posts we have tackled Inventory Turnover several times, amongst many other challenges. Time is often not on your side.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

This would prove to be my first real lesson in Cash Management which could not have been made more intense and immediate! The fact that we reached out to them and talked to them, as opposed to just not paying our bills and not telling them, bought us some goodwill and time. Visibility and Responsibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Over time much of this generally gets accepted as the way it’s always been done and is not open to challenge or to change. Therein sacred cows, whether real or perceived, can become obstacles to making the changes needed to derive different results from the status quo. On the Field Behaviour. A Sports analogy works best here.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The success of the Lean deployment varied over time. This will be readily visible to the employees. And most of the time any enthusiasm they had will fade. You should have someone on board who has real experience in deploying Lean specifically in Back Office functional areas. © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2017.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

” Coming into the Holidays, the busiest time of the year, that is the last thing that I wanted to hear. ” From that point forward we pulled together the necessary resources and visibility to get the problem solved quickly. It is also at that time of year when you need your employees to be their most productive.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Have you ever tried to make large improvements for some aspect of your business only to find that after a period of time you feel like you are pushing on a balloon? In several projects I have led to drive Game Changing improvements I have found that it was necessary to drive improvements across various dimensions at the same time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

One technique that can help you and your Company is to solicit and acquire visible and active Executive Sponsorship ! In my experience a clear hand shake with my Sponsor and Boss on providing air cover has gone a long way in giving me the room and time I need to drive change. © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2017.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

As I mentioned in my prior blogs, Inventory Turnover Breakthrough (Parts 1 and 2) , we needed to take a holistic approach and we needed to tackle the high level levers that influence inventory levels. Supply/Demand Planning. As it turns out there was previously no Supply/Demand Planning process in the company.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Over time much of this generally gets accepted as the way it’s always been done and is not open to challenge or to change. Therein sacred cows, whether real or perceived, can become obstacles to making the changes needed to derive different results from the status quo. On the Field Behaviour. A Sports analogy works best here.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Transparency has become an organizational effort in business, as it can impact various aspects of a value chain, if neglected; not solely supply chain management. Time and technology have shifted expectations, and formed a consensus: What was once a luxury has become an imperative. within strategies and actions?—?is

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