Tag: Supply Chain

Mark's note: Today's post is something that Drew Locher originally published in his email newsletter (sign up here), but he's allowing me to post it...

On Friday, there was yet another Wall Street Journal article about Lean (fixating as they always do on the "Just In Time" component). The...

I saw this article last week in the USA Today while traveling, with the online headline "Products nipped, tucked to save." That headline makes...

OK, so I'll admit I had a case of "rabbit ears" when I took the WSJ to task for calling the doomed BP Deepwater...

Mark's note: Today's guest blogger is Jim Huntzinger, the organizer of many topical Lean Summits including Lean Accounting, Training Within Industry, and Lean and...

Lean... and saving green - Materials Management in Healthcare Mag Here's an article in a healthcare trade publication that features the Lean improvements from two...

Episode #74 is a discussion with Roy Vasher, President of RPV Consulting, LLC and is co-author the book Toyota's Supply Chain Management: A Strategic...

SHIPPING, SHIPBUILDING AND OFFSHORE NEWSToyota's overproduction and inventory emergency (thanks to Jason for the tip): Toyota is currently renting a ship in the Swedish...

Campbell Soup Cools as Grocers Cut Stocks - WSJ.com: Saw an article yesterday about Campbell Soup sales falling because retailers, including Wal-Mart were being more...

Firms Race To Regain Control Over Inventories - WSJ.comWith the dramatically slowing global economy, it's no surprise that companies and supply chains are getting...

On this blog, there have been several discussions and posts about jobs going overseas, not so much from a protectionist and politics standpoint, but...

For now, Chad Johnson can't wear Ocho Cinco Remember this story from last year? Another year, another NFL receiver, another Reebok "waste of inventory" story. "He's...