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Podcast: Susie Bodnar on the CSCMP and the New Directional Shifts in Supply Chain

Requis

When I started, that visibility was a phone call— ‘where is my container ship?’ Now we’re developing some excellent online platforms. Yet panic buying created a shortage because supply chains of such items are not built to be agile and to react to an unprecedented spike in demand. We’re experiencing the bullwhip effect.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. It took us three years to right the ship. Very early on, I made it mandatory for all supply chain leaders to study Six Sigma to a green belt level.

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Why a Product-Centric Approach to Quality Matters

Arena Solutions

Angenette has more than 24 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, Lean Six Sigma, and supply chain. How do you ship material, get it across, and then once you’re in the U.S., And there’s been a case study done and a real-world example, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011.

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