It’s not uncommon for delegates at our workshops and seminars to ask us to can share our ‘rules of thumb’ on warehouse design…
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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)
Despite the apparent complexities involved in supply chain management, achieving excellence really doesn’t have to be too difficult…
The 7 Principles of Warehouse and Distribution Centre Design
Warehouse and distribution centre (DC) design is a fascinating and absorbing topic, but alas, is often misunderstood. Regrettably, few people fully understand the discipline of warehouse design and because of this, literally thousands of facilities are underperforming…
Planning a Warehouse Network and Design: Key Factors to Consider
In this post, I’d like to talk about the key factors that will impact on the optimum facility network and design required to meet your warehousing or storage requirements…
Spotlight on: 7 Key Warehouse Processes
Are all warehouses the same? Short answer: no, but yes! This contradiction in terms is probably best explained by the Thai phrase; ‘Same, same, but different’…
KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics
Many people get confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Which ones to use?… How many to use?…
7 Key Supply Chain Leaders’ Skills and Why You Need Them
What are the essential skills you need to possess or develop if you want to become one of tomorrow’s supply chain leaders?…
Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?
Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices…
Deborah Dull on Inventory Thinking and How to Improve It
In the late summer of 2020, I was honoured with the opportunity to interview supply chain guru Deborah Dull, not just once, but three times…
Health Supply Chains: Checking in with Deborah Dull
We hope you enjoyed viewing Rob’s 2020 video with Deborah Dull on the topic of circular supply chains or reading the transcript of that interview that we published recently…