
Supply Chain Managers need to understand which factors increase their organization’s chances for success — and apply Force Multiplication to maximize their impact on the competitive battlefield. 2,500 years ago Sun Tzu described 5 fundamental factors that affect the outcome of battle and discussed how their careful understanding and optimization could magnify the force of…

Communication technologies continue to emerge at a breakneck pace. Rapid developments in this area can be a blessing or a curse to Supply Chain Managers. Effective Supply Chain Managers know that supplier communication is an essential element of their job and they seek to master the various tools that are increasingly available to them. We…

As the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, the economy is expected to roar back to life. Supply Chain Managers need to prepare for the better times ahead. Nothing quite compares to that first day each year when the sun finally peeks through the clouds, the temperatures start to climb, and the birds start chirping again. Spring has…