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4 Common Supply Chain Cost Blowouts

Logistics Bureau

How to fix the problem: Some measures that your company can take to prevent supply chain cost blowouts as a result of inefficiency include: Implement a continuous improvement program, such as lean or Six Sigma. Freight Costs. The expense of freight transportation can also be a source of supply chain blowouts.

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Like A Green Lump of Clay….

Supply Chain Shaman

As I picked it up , I saw a twitter alert welcoming people to the APICS webinar with @lcecere on Agility that afternoon. As we went live with the webinar, I laughed. For mature supply chain organizations, it is a natural extension of six sigma. In this blog post, I publically answer the questions from the webinar.