Certified Supply Chain Professional
The Certified Supply Chain Professional is the new industry certification program sponsored by the American Production and Inventory Control Society to meet […]
Category: Supply Chain
Kaizen isn’t an event
"Kaizen, or continuous improvement, isn’t something you do once. It’s a way of life." I said. The VP gave me a funny […]
Sales & Operations Planning
Dick Ling gave a talk on Sales & Operations Planning at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Atlanta chapter of the American Production […]
Inventory and Demand Analysis
ABC Analysis can be used to assign the appropriate level of control and review frequency based on the annual dollar volume of […]
Change, I Ching, and Six Sigma
A critical component of any successful Six Sigma project is to overcome resistance to change. The reason: without acceptance, any process improvement […]
Just in Time, Just in Case, and Just Plain Wrong
Jim Womack jwomack@lean.org I started my e-letters immediately after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, as a response to the many […]
Supply Chain Atlanta Roundtable
American Society of Transportation & Logistic and Supply Chain Atlanta Roundtable panel discussion with top industry specialist Chris Barnes, Mike Cutone & […]
Understanding Lean Logistics
Supply chain management was designed to take waste out of supply chains-waste as to excess inventory, time and cost. Supply chains are […]
Trends in Supply Chain Technology – Bullwhip
Pete Sinisgalli, president & CEO of Manhattan Associates was the guest speaker at the Atlanta Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Roundtable […]
So, what’s so wrong with EOQ?
A day ago I had a debate/discussion with a fellow lean thinker on EOQ, or Economic Order Quantity. It seems some think […]
Supply Chain Soup
Trying to replace one soup can in the middle of a display can lead to disaster. If you decide to change the […]
The Resilient Enterprise
by Yossi Sheffi was a gift from Rebecca Kane Dow of ConnStep to thank me for a Lean Six Sigma presentation Ken […]