Tag: supply chain
Top 10 Blunders #6 – Blindly Chasing Revenue
- Produce BlueprintsWhile it is understandable for any company to be on a continuous quest for revenue, it …
Top 10 Blunders #5 – Treating All Customers Equally
- Produce BlueprintsMarketing lore tells us that the customer is king and always right. Such naive theories can …
Top 10 Blunders #4 – Ignoring Forecasts
- Produce BlueprintsWith the growth of technology in produce supply chains, there is a greater volume of data …
Top 10 Blunders #3 – Too Many or Too Few Suppliers
- Produce BlueprintsWhile strong supplier-customer relationship development is a laudable supply chain goal, it is not realistic at …
Top 10 Blunders #2 – Failing to Collaborate
- Produce BlueprintsThe silo mentality extends beyond individual organizations A traditional us-versus-them mentality impedes supply chain coordination and …
Top 10 Blunders #1 – Operating in Silos
- Produce BlueprintsFar too many organizations operate on a functional basis. Transportation, inventory management, and order fulfillment activities …
Top 10 Supply Chain Blunders
- Produce BlueprintsConceptually, supply chain management is as logical and straightforward as any other business process. As many …
Proving shortages: who holds the burden?
- FeaturedThe Problem: Receiver claims a shortage as to count on a delivered sale. The Key Point: …