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Go Horizontal!

Supply Chain Shaman

I did not understand warehousing and transportation until reassignment to a logistics role in 1985. In the traditional supply chain world, the processes of sell, deliver, make, source, and plan are separate and distinct. Typing this quickly in the Atlanta airport as I run for a plane for Lima, Peru. What do you think?

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. Include the supplier’s warehouse and manufacturing locations. The goal is to understand how companies manage sourcing in innovation, compare suppliers and collaborate on design. This work is important to me.

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Coffee Shipping 101: Costs, Challenges, & How-to Ship

ShipBob

Coffee is often harvested in countries such as Ethiopia, Colombia, and Peru. Whether you’re shipping coffee from your own warehouse or are looking for a reliable partner to fulfill your orders, ShipBob can help. Additionally, consider any import duties or taxes that may apply to your shipments and factor these costs into your pricing.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. Integration with warehouse mechanisation and production equipment guarantees that the optimal plan will be executed in practice. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied.