The collected Body Of Knowledge of the Operational Excellence Society.
Manufacturing still matters, but the jobs are changing. In recent years, increased levels of outsourcing, offshoring and the growth of sophisticated supply chains have encouraged numerous companies all over the world to use China, India and other lower-wage countries as workshops. However, Western policy-makers are in the process of reconsidering this arrangement compliments of the…
Manufacturers are increasingly working with new, game-changing ingredients, becoming more and more inventive when it comes to the materials they use. The motivating factor behind this is the desire to continue to use experienced, high-end manufactures who are capable of guaranteeing a quality product – that obviously charge more than low-cost (inexperienced) manufacturers in foreign…
Last night, my family saw the 1994 movie “Don Juan DeMarco” on Netflix with Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando. It was funny, heartwarming, sensual, intelligent and very well acted. We were transported from our everyday world of people struggling with their desire to get more out of life and work to a place where life…
I believe it might be safely said without debate that the most important date in the history of Supply Chain and Logistics is April 26th, 1956. This is the date that the SS Ideal-X set sail from the Port of Newark in New Jersey (USA). Five days later, when it arrived in the Port of Houston in Texas (USA), marked the beginning of…
The majority of people based in southern Europe have managed to remain patient and unusually understanding while juggling some of the most cutthroat budget cuts in memory. However, it seems that that patience may finally be running dry. A large strike taking place in Spain recently and mounting opposition for Prime Minister Mario Monti in…
Change is coming to Cuba at last. The United States could do far more to encourage it. As things stand, Cuba is one of the few countries in the world that still practices communism. However, in a positive turn of events, it seems Cuba is finally making moves toward capitalism. This will not only greatly…
