The paucity of adequate contingency planning for our supply chains became apparent early in the COVID-19 emergency. Sensitivity analysis with contingencies is an active responsibility …
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Is Your Supply Chain Safe Now?
Category Archives: Current-Events
What Do We Really Know?
Despite the fact that none of us can predict the future, all of us know some of what is coming. And most of us can …
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Evolving Business Models
It is very likely that your business model will have to change within a few short years. Here I share 3 quick examples to help …
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Opportunities for Manufacturers From This Crisis
Business strategy, supply chain and operations strategy, mission, vision and core values are inextricably linked. If you didn’t realize that before you should now. This …
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Stop Wasting Time!
Most of us are sick and tired of Zoom meetings. The quick move from office to work-from-home changed the way we communicate and develop relationships. …
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I Decided to Fly
My 89-year-old mother lives a 2-day drive away, and asked that I visit her. During COVID, the standard risk assessment had picked up another key …
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Your Dreams Were Just An Illusion
The aftermath of COVID-19 and the associated socioeconomic impacts have thrown ice water on the dreams of most manufacturers. Markets are gone; competitors are arising …
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Is Your Supply Chain Broken?
The front pages are shouting about broken supply chains as the world fights COVID-19. But are they broken? I suggest they are not; they are …
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It sounded good at the time
Short-term, biased, egotistical decisions can be very expensive for any organization. Political leadership has led to the US Military, the best in the world, losing …
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Design In Safety and Effectiveness: Lessons From Barcelona
