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On-Demand Webcast – Supply Chain Transformation: Avaya’s Journey

Kinaxis

In this webcast, Bryan Ball, Aberdeen Group, and Benji Green, Avaya, discuss the circumstances and challenges Avaya faced on their four-year journey, the catalysts for transformational change, and the dramatic results they were able to achieve. VP and Group Director, Supply Chain and Operations. Aberdeen Group. No problem.

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SCRC Meeting – Tom Linton’s “Supply Chain Eight” and Golden Winged Warblers : Questions Every New CSCO Should Ask Their CEO

NC State SCRC

When it is not in motion, it is classified as inventory. But this took time – we had to “defrag” our supply chain, and eventually I learned we had 59 days of inventory. You can either ship it by boat from China (30 days) or by plane (FedEx). In this book, he emphasizes the importance of material being in motion.

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We Need Supply Chain Immunity, not Resiliency: A Position Paper

NC State SCRC

After all, supply chain management is about getting things moving, and that applies not only to roads, airports, and ships, but to how we think about getting things to people. Resilience is the easy way out – it involves carrying a lot of inventory and redundancies in the supply chain that are wasteful.