Supply Chain Blog
Just as Darius Foroux’s Six Spokes Theory emphasizes the importance of balancing body, mind, work, love, money, and play for an optimal life. I believe that the supply chain management requires a similar holistic approach. A truly resilient and efficient supply chain operates like a well-balanced wheel, with six critical spokes working in harmony to…
From Athletic Powerhouse to Strategic Restructuring Under Armour‘s journey from a garage startup to a $5 billion athletic apparel giant is well-documented. However, the company’s recent struggles offer a sobering lesson in how supply chain vulnerabilities can amplify during periods of organizational decline and restructuring. As the Baltimore based company faces its most challenging period…
Last year, I was sitting in yet another vendor demo for a process mining platform. The price tag? 6-figure$ for the first year, plus implementation costs. The sales rep was enthusiastic about their revolutionary(!) capabilities, but I couldn’t help thinking: “I could build something more tailored for a fraction of this cost.“ That’s when it…
In the world of marketing, serendipity often plays a role as significant as strategy. Sometimes, the most unexpected events can lead to surprising outcomes, and the story of Mars bars and NASA’s Pathfinder mission is a perfect example of this phenomenon. Back in mid-1997, the candy company Mars noticed an unusual and unexpected uptick in…
The supply chain world is constantly evolving, and a new debate has emerged regarding two dominant SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference) models. On one side stands the traditional SCOR model (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Return), supported mainly by Gartner. On the other, the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) has introduced the SCOR Digital Standard…