1 Million miles of flying.
One Million Miles: A Supply Chain Journey
1 Million miles of flying.
Proud to be a Supply Chain Boy
After 24 years of doing this, I can safely say, I am proud to be a Supply Chain Boy. Supply Chain Management is the ultimate endeavor that humans engage in; it happens millions of times per day, and consumers take it for granted. All the automation, algorithms, brilliant minds, hard working staff, truckers, workers and... Continue Reading →
Walk the floor…
Taken from SSF Imported Auto Parts Glassdoor Page (https://www.glassdoor.com/) Want to be a rock star Supply Chain Professional? Get away from your computer. That was a feedback I received almost 20 years ago, in my first job as a consultant after graduating with a Masters at NJIT. I had no clue what Supply Chain was,... Continue Reading →
5 things every supply chain officer is doing right now to outmaneuver uncertainty
No industry, geography, or channel has been spared from supply chain disruption as the COVID-19 pandemic has spread. Enough has been said about the pandemic, consumer trend shifts, demand volatility and the challenges supply chains have been facing so this write-up does not dwell into that. While the world continues to battle the virus, supply... Continue Reading →
The Strength to Fail
As Supply Chain leaders we constantly fail. Failure to predict demand; failure to predict spend; failure to make product available; failure to execute profitably; failure to support our team; failure to catch a trend; failure to be prepared for the unexpected; failure to respond fast enough; failure to have the right product at the right... Continue Reading →
Supply Chain Innovation, Orchestration & Autonomy
A couple of weeks back, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Scott Luton, Chris Barnes and Ben Harris on Supply Chain Now Radio about our work going on at Havertys as a part of the digital transformation initiatives on our Supply Chain 2025 strategy. It was a lot of fun to do it... Continue Reading →
Honored and Humbled….
On March 14, 2019, I was honored and humbled to have received the "Supply Chain Innovation of the Year" award on behalf of the Havertys Supply Chain Team at the Atlanta Supply Chain Awards 2019 organized by APICS Atlanta, CSCMP Atlanta and Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to the entire supply chain organization and... Continue Reading →
Ocean carriers coming together….???
I recently read a joint announcement that the largest ocean carriers confirmed formation of a global industry association of ocean shipping lines. The intent is to create free, open-source information technology to decrease friction in the industry and increase transparency, according to the announcement. The first step is to write common data standards to increase... Continue Reading →
The 3 Essential Elements for Today’s Supply Chain
In today's global digitally disruptive economy, where the basics of business are being turned on their heads (the world’s largest taxi company owns no taxis, the world’s most valuable retailer owns no inventory, the folks who are crushing the eye wear industry, and the list goes on...) the one thing that stands tall is a... Continue Reading →
The return of retail?
In 2017, it was all doom and gloom. Retail bankruptcies, store closures, and the decline of the department stores all contributed to this term 'retail apolcalyse' and numerous discussions among analysts about the death of retail as we have known it to be. However, most retail executives sat tight, focused on the fundamentals and amped... Continue Reading →
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