Supply Chain Secrets Blog
Logistics and Supply Chain news, articles, tips and insights
Pursuing a Career in Logistics and Supply Chain
So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive...
Health Supply Chains and Gates Foundation Insights
We have another exciting episode to watch and learn! We got Deborah Dull to share about Health Supply Chains and Supply Chain Education. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on August 19, 2020, under the title "Health Supply...
Online Learning is Growing Exponentially—And it’s Here to Stay
The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought staggering changes in higher education around the world. Whereas online courses and programmes were previously managed as a separate entity, they are now an integral part of most academic systems…
Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services
Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains…
Supply Chain Advice with Steven Thacker
“The things that matter most should never be at the mercy of the things that matter least” - Stephen Covey, author of the book entitled 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' Watch the video below for more supply chain advice from Steven Thacker, Executive...
Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain
For most people, the shared economy is best illustrated by the Uber and AirBnB concept of crowdsourcing and convenience services based on digital platforms…
Case Study of Warehouse & Distribution Centre Benchmarking
BENCHMARKING IS A FANTASTIC BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT TOOL. John Monck, Manager Consulting at Logistics Bureau will demonstrate its use and explain more about it. Kindly watch the video below: Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on...
Supply Chain and Logistics KPIs – Keep it Simple
We get a lot of questions relating to KPIs than anything else on this blog and on our YouTube channel so here are some useful tips for that and hope you find this useful for your supply chain KPIs preparation. Do not have too many Do not go overboard to a 100-pager...
Distribution Center & Warehouse Operations Benchmarking with John Monck
What is this all about? “It’s an exciting tool that Logistics Bureau have to look at benchmarking warehouses or DC, so specifically for your warehouse…” – John Monck, Logistics Bureau’s Consulting Manager Get to know more about Benchmarking Distribution...
How to Get a Job in Supply Chain in another Country
Getting a job overseas and getting a job in supply chain, this is what Naveed has done, he is our young and talented Business Analyst in Logistics Bureau. It’s basically hitting two birds in one stone for this guy! How did he do it and how could you be successful too...