How Crises and Disruptions Are Changing the Face of Retail
Prior to the arrival of COVID-19, retail stores were already having to cope with the demands of a burgeoning e-commerce market. As they brace for a second wave of the […]
Check out the resources below to learn more about the impacts of COVID-19 and how to minimize supply chain disruptions and deliver on customer demands during the pandemic.
7 Retail Lessons Learned from Holiday 2020
There are lots of articles and blogs written on what happened in retail during the 2020 holiday season. This blog goes beyond what happened and presents the seven lessons learned […]
American manufacturers pine for home as COVID disruptions, Trump tariffs shake up supplies
President Donald Trump’s trade war was supposed to encourage American manufacturers to pack up their Chinese and other international operations and move them to the U.S. The same is true […]
The Evolution of Supply Chains and a Startling Call to Action
All things evolve. In business, evolution can take place gradually or abruptly. Gradual evolution occurs by improving the ways things are done. Abrupt evolution occurs by doing different things. The […]
Distribution and Fulfillment Operations: How to Ensure a Successful Implementation
In our last post, we discussed the steps to take for designing-or redesigning-your distribution operations to support changes in order profiles. With your new design in place, the next step […]
Is the Warehouse Management System Industry at an Inflection Point?
Like many other software categories, warehouse management system (WMS) packages have continually changed over the years to meet user community needs and technology advancements. Unlike 25 to 30 years ago, […]
Accounting for Uncertainty in a Warehouse Management System Selection
We are living in unprecedented times. Volatility and uncertainty permeate the business world. Supply chain operations have proven especially susceptible to volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA). While COVID-19 has […]
Leadership, Attitude and Resilience: The Key to Disruption Response
In April, I wrote a 27-page white paper entitled “Restarting the Economy: Guidance for Public and Private Leaders.” In this paper, I explain for each company-based on their prior performance-in […]
