FIFO, or First In First Out, is everywhere. It’s a problem across the world, in manufacturing and distribution facilities, it’s even a problem in your own fridge. Think about your lunch. If you bring a salad to work on Monday,…
2020 taught us that supply chain management is a vital discipline. Here's how to explain its relationship to IT and business goals, to any audience Among the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: More people grasp the importance – and…
Until the late 1980s, data was almost completely absent from racing and race teams. Before advancements in data, chief mechanics worked closely with the driver to figure out ways to make the car work how they’d like. At first, there…
Returnable containers have become a lifeline to supply chains across industries and across the globe. Returnable containers save on cost, support the environment through sustainability, increase quality, and speed up processes within the supply chain. However, simply having returnable containers…
Supply chains and the professionals behind them have developed the capability to overcome historical challenges. Herculean efforts, tribal knowledge, collaboration, and extraordinary expense often save the day. However, true resiliency and optimal efficiency cannot sustainably be achieved this way. Too…
Fries, chicken fingers, onion rings, and if you ask some people, eggs, across the nation are arriving to doorsteps without their popular counterpart: ketchup. Over the past few weeks, the shortage of ketchup, specifically ketchup packets, has started becoming a…
I often struggle to make the complexities of international supply chains interesting during social gatherings. Even when I produce my company’s designed animations and charts, my passion is often met with polite nods and people changing the subject. But now…
The Surgere Automotive Supply Chain Community has reached record numbers. The community’s amazing growth includes 136 sites in North America and 64 sites in Asia Pacific since January 2020. AutoSphere is a large community of OEMs and suppliers that have…
