The global supply chain and customer value are interlinked; most customers do not think about the supply chain and all that it takes to enhance the customer value within the supply chain. Proper management of the global supply chain helps to enhance the customer value and experience. The global supply chain is highly complex. Many…
In college, I never thought I would make my career part of the global supply chain. I did not know or understand what the global chain was, There are many great reasons why you may want to consider becoming part of the global supply chain. Everything from the opportunities you will have to be at…
When many companies look at the supply chain, they will look at the upstream and downstream supply chains. Though these are the same supply chain, there are some differences. Many companies divide their supply chain into upstream and downstream supply chains. The upstream supply chain concerns the contract supplier and their subsuppliers, including things to…
Most global companies aim to have the most efficient supply chain possible. A well-functioning supply chain is also an efficient supply chain. An efficient supply chain is a supply chain that functions and operates and does so at the most optimal level possible. An efficient supply chain can excel at getting products or services ordered,…
The words production and productivity sound similar; many people think they have a similar meaning, but production and productivity are different. Production is about manufacturing goods from raw materials to finished products. Productivity is considered part of the production process. Productivity is about how efficient a country or company is. Productivity is an economic principle;…
If there is one thing that many of us have learned through this COVID era, it is how difficult the supply chain can be. The worldwide supply chain has been turned upside down; it is appropriate to ask if a supply chain can be both efficient and responsive. Yes, a supply chain can and should…