Inventory: A Jekyll and Hyde Story
Supply chain analyst Bob Ferrari asserts that company executives are of mixed minds when it comes to the subject of inventory [“Inventory- Evil or Good?,” Supply Chain Matters, 18 November 2010]. He
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Supply chain analyst Bob Ferrari asserts that company executives are of mixed minds when it comes to the subject of inventory [“Inventory- Evil or Good?,” Supply Chain Matters, 18 November 2010]. He
Some truths are not self-evident. For example, the belief that “poor people — the destitute, disease ridden and malnourished ‘bottom billion’ — live in poor countries” seems self-evident (i.e., “that has been
If you go back and watch the earliest science fiction movies, one of the things you will notice they never got right was miniaturization (except maybe for “ray guns”). Of course, transistors
Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general during the American Civil War, was once asked what he thought was the key to military success. His colorful but succinct answer was: “To get thar
In a post entitled Trends in Supply Chain Software, I presented thoughts on the future of supply chain software drawn from two analysts, Mary Shacklett, founder and president of Transworld Data, and
In yesterday’s post, I noted that more and more companies are reaching the conclusion that sustainability equals profitability. Although they gain the public relations benefits associated with being a responsible corporate citizen,
Environmentalism remains an emotional issue. Skeptics consider environmentalists “tree huggers” who have no appreciation for life in the real world. On the other hand, many environmentalists consider corporate efforts to “go green”
From time to time, I run across articles pertaining to subjects about which I have previously written. I had been saving the articles for future use and the time seems right to
In a post entitled Defining the Supply Chain, I discussed how difficult it is to pin down exactly what the term “supply chain” means. That post was inspired by a question posed
In two recent columns, Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, has discussed the rise of emerging market countries (specifically, China and India) and has tried to put today’s economic
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