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We've all heard of the 4Ms : Men, Money, Material and Machines. These are all 20th century concepts ! The 21st century beckons us to these additional and less recognised Ms and more importantly the changes that these have undergone - these M's will control our destiny : Manufacturing : Manufacturing processes have undergone a sea change. From the old 20th century concepts of "made to order" and "made to stock" we have moved to new concepts of manufacturing like "just-in-time (JIT)" , m… Continue

As a first post I though I might ask the obvious but yet not so obvious question. Is it Logistics or is it Supply Chain? That is the question. Can anyone tell me the difference? Is there a definition for each? And is there another emerging word/ terminology that I am aware of? Personally I would of thought it was called Demand Chain. After all Supply can only follow the demand- that the comsumer generates. Or is that already another concept altogether. ...any comments? Continue

Good morning folks ! Is your Supply Chain effective and efficient ? If you are groaning with pain right now, I empathise with you. Because sadly the bulk of the worlds supply chains are still grossly complicated, lengthy and not delivering what they are meant to. Yes there are the well known exceptions - the Wall Marts, the Macdonalds, Amazon.com, Toyota, Honda...But there have also been a few lesser lights who have shot into prominence as a result of putting their dollars and effort into payi… Continue

2009 has begun and we are all still talking about the GEC of 2008, what does it mean? The press are still being pessimistic and we may be still just a little concerned how the year will recover. Will it recover? All questions that I’m sure we will have a better understanding as the year progresses. What I do know, is the significant interest in working capital reduction. Cash is KING and no more so now where this will allow organisations to battle the storm and allow flexibility. As we have seen… Continue

Hi, Thought I test out this blog thingy and see what happens.... not sure where it will go or end up... Anyone else blogging on this site? Why would you do it? Continue