1 Million miles of flying.
One Million Miles: A Supply Chain Journey
1 Million miles of flying.
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 →
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 →
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 →
Management Style!
Very often I get asked this question, "what is my management style?". People have often tried in the past to classify it according to 4 classic styles: Authoritarian: hold onto as much power and decision-making as possible Paternalistic: Akin to a parent/child relationship – leader seen as a “father-figure” Democratic: Focus of power is more... Continue Reading →
Supply Chain Boy 