In order to execute fast deliveries, distribution centers have to operate on a continuous fulfillment schedule. Have you been keeping up with the “Amazon Effect” on supply chains? This effect is defined as the impact the digital marketplace has on…
The best way to keep our finger on the pulse of the ever-changing business environment is to stay informed. Last week I had the opportunity to work with Brian Dietmeyer, CEO, and the leadership team at Think 5600. This company…
People in mainland China think of Hong Kong as part of China, while people in Hong Kong are often resentful of the Chinese government and think of themselves as a separate entity. I travel to China frequently. I often fly…
Connecting supply chain partners via on-line websites and exchange platforms is pretty common these days, too. I see everything through the lens of supply chains. I can’t help it. After working in the industry for nearly 30 years, I see…
Only now, with talented engineers, scientists and business people being trained in China’s top universities and in America and Europe, is the historical and exceptional creativity and inventiveness of the Chinese being renewed. I met the most remarkable woman by…
Singles Day is now the largest shopping day in the world and about four times bigger that Black Friday in the US. This year’s one-day retail sales are expected to be $20 Billion, a nearly 40% increase over last year!…
There is a growing body of knowledge that suggests without a full 7-8 hours of sleep, none of us are working to our potential. It’s no surprise that supply chain planning and operations are among the most complex processes in…
We are all interested in the new industrial revolution. I spent the past week at the University of Birmingham in England with a group of 16 Operations and Economics Professors from across Europe. I was there to lecture and to…
Growth and prosperity are evident everywhere. But to build this economic miracle country, the people endured terrible suffering, hardships and even death. I was a little girl of about 8 or 9 years old when I first read about the…
The next industrial revolution will be in Vietnam. I had an opportunity to assess four shoe manufacturing sites in Asia in May. Two were in Vietnam and two were in China. I was evaluating quality issues at all of these…