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Getting SCM to really contribute to the bottom line
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 24/08/2016
» Supply chain management people typically lament that they are under-appreciated for what they contribute to their businesses. They are taken for granted, they feel, and we think it is typically true.
An integrative route to business transformation
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 26/08/2015
» Today we wish to revisit a topic about which we have written often. It was prompted by a thought-provoking blog entry by Robert Hart of Competitive Capabilities International, developer of the terrific TRACC value-chain improvement solution. Much has been written about the advantages of individual continuous improvement methodologies such as the Toyota Production System, Total Productive Maintenance and Lean, yet few companies have achieved sustainable success as a result of adopting such approaches.
Supply chain management: What kind of rose?
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 24/04/2013
» As William Shakespeare wrote in his classic, Romeo and Juliet, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet."
Celebrating supply chain slavery
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 01/02/2012
» We are again drawing from the richness of supply chain blogs, this time of a prolific fellow named Pete Abilla who operates from shmula.com. He is a major proponent of the Lean/Six Sigma movement and is particularly adept at presenting down-to-earth, practical everyday examples of these approaches.