Economists, politicians, the media and even my mother have been throwing around the dreaded “R-word” at such a high volume that it feels inevitable that the global economy is due for a recessionary ...

After reading my columns over time, you may have bought into the premise that reducing true lead times (manufacturing critical-path times, or MCTs) should be the primary driver of lean activities.

I interviewed John Sobeck, Vice President Material Management Services and Supply Chain 4.0 at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. It turns out ZF has been on this ...

For most of my 30-year-plus career, I tended to get one reaction when I explained that I worked in supply chain management: “What’s that?” Few people seemed to know or care how materials were ...

The pandemic exposed the flaws of healthcare’s global supply chain. Since then, the industry has been working to transform supply chain operations to be more resilient amid continued shortages of ...

Lean principles have proved incredibly effective for future-proofing organizations from wasting resources. Though the philosophy originated in manufacturing, its adaptability has made it essential for ...

In the constantly evolving world of supply chain management, the executive quest for new knowledge, qualifications and skills never really ends. With new challenges, opportunities and technologies ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly altered how many industries worked, not least the global healthcare industry. In particular, healthcare supply chains were drastically ...