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REASON 10: Your operational network is a f$%&’ing mess – yes, a f$%&’ing mess… (We said it.)

by David Beaird | Apr 12, 2017 | TOP 10 REASONS to Rethink your Supply Chain and Operations

It is often a hard truth to accept. But honestly, the efficient operation you’ve convinced yourself of is a f$%&’ing mess, eating up precious time and money. Even worse, most of the problems come at the expense of your customer, which causes you to miss future...

REASON 9: You would fire that loud-mouth if you had a scorecard that showed how much he sucks…

by David Beaird | Apr 7, 2017 | blog, TOP 10 REASONS to Rethink your Supply Chain and Operations

We all have ideas about how we could make things better on the job. Maybe the solution really is to fire the guy who’s dragging down the rest of the team. Or maybe it’s implementing a weekly meeting into the office routine. Often, people are scared to propose a...

REASON 8: Forecasting for your company is limited to the day’s weather…

by David Beaird | Mar 29, 2017 | blog, TOP 10 REASONS to Rethink your Supply Chain and Operations

Forecasting for your company is no different than the weather forecasting you see on the morning news. Neither expects to pinpoint exactly what the future holds, but they give you an indication of how you should prepare. You should never approach production without an...

REASON 1: The specter of service failures keep you up at night; or maybe it should…

by David Beaird | Mar 14, 2017 | blog, TOP 10 REASONS to Rethink your Supply Chain and Operations

Anyone who’s managed a business has had nightmares about letting their customers down. I’m sure there have been many nights spent tossing and turning as you run through the checklist of things you needed to do, worrying that there was something you forgot....

REASON 7: The center piece of your cost cutting is your Office Depot card…

by David Beaird | Mar 8, 2017 | blog, TOP 10 REASONS to Rethink your Supply Chain and Operations

Uncontrolled costs are the mortal enemy of any business. Just like any dangerous enemy, you need a strategy and planning to emerge victorious. Dialing it in just doesn’t work. You will find yourself with budgeted but unrealized savings, and after a while, your company...

REASON 6: There is a back-up warehouse for your back-up warehouse, and we are not talking about that overflow warehouse…

by David Beaird | Mar 2, 2017 | blog, TOP 10 REASONS to Rethink your Supply Chain and Operations

We are not joking… We have seen it time and again: total mismanagement of inventory due to an inability to forecast. Unrealistic redundancies drive companies to fill the floor, then rack the building, then rent something offsite by the month during summer, and...
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