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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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How Returns Management Works: Process, Tips, & Best Practices

Unleashed

One paper from the University of Texas at Arlington suggests that lenience may yield better results than strictness. The company decides to issue a product recall and decides to use a different manufacturer for that product moving forward.