Asking supply chain professionals and companies to create more time in their day is like asking the industry to stop using words like ‘resiliency’ and ‘disruption’ after COVID. It’s not going to happen. Even we’re guilty of it! Planners often find themselves knee-deep in complex spreadsheets, spending way too much time there when they could …
Two years ago, when many of us first experienced the supply chain impacts of the pandemic, some situations were unprecedented – like empty store shelves, lack of availability of common household goods and only one means of shopping – e-commerce. Consumers adapted and anticipated a return to more typical conditions for purchasing CPG items. However, …
It’s Now 2022 – Are Consumers Growing Tired of Supply Chain Shortages and Rising Costs? Read More »
More than ever, consumers are thinking about sustainability and making lifestyle changes to protect the planet’s future. A 2019 Nielsen study found that 73% of global consumers are willing to change their consumption patterns to reduce their environmental impact. This includes thinking about sustainability when making online purchases along with how and when those purchases …
Achieving Sustainability Goals in Supply Chain Delivery Read More »
The workforce is only expected to grow 4% in the next decade. Compare that with the 1970s at 30% or the 2000s at 9%, and it’s easy to see why we’re seeing more alarmist headlines about The Great Resignation. For the first time in well, modern history, there are one and a half jobs open …
Is Outsourcing a New Strategy for Retaining Talent? 3 Reasons We Think It Is Read More »
Right Sized Inventory (RSI) is one of those companies that, after seven years in the supply chain industry, listen to their customers, and adapt accordingly. Businesses that are able to embrace their client’s challenges and provide them affordable solutions are the ones that keep people coming back, and that’s exactly what RSI has done. Their …
The Inventory-Optimization Tool Every Company Can Afford: Right Sized Inventory Read More »
It’s been a difficult two years for supply chain and, as we head into 2022, it’s clear that things aren’t going to get easier any time soon. The one constant has been disruption, and we’ve seen it everywhere — from computer chip shortages to a truck driver employment crisis. But there’s one area that has …
As national and global economies come thundering back as pandemic-stoked uncertainty fades and how we work is evolving, women in supply chain are driving a smarter path forward. These female leaders are building back with a better and more resilient normal for supply chain. At Let’s Talk Supply Chain, we understand the importance of women …
Ready for some inspiration? At Let’s Talk Supply Chain, we know the power in promoting the female trailblazers who are making bold moves to push our industry forward. Every month we’re proud to highlight woman leaders who are fiercely changing the face of supply chain. We introduce you to the thought leaders you need to …
Elsie Qian on Being a Woman in Logistics and the Customer Obsession Read More »
If your data doesn’t have a COAT, there could be a range of bad or costly decisions made which could affect the business performance, financial situation, risk jobs, or even the fate of the company. You wouldn’t go out in freezing temperatures without the appropriate coat and you shouldn’t work with data or make business …
There’s a lot of noise in the news these days with global economies and environments up in the air, but one crisis isn’t getting the attention it should. World hunger is still a world-wide epidemic. These numbers are shocking, devastating and undeniable. So, let these stats soak in for a minute before we get to …
Here’s How the Fresh Supply Chain Can End World Hunger Read More »
