by Rob O'Byrne | Nov 28, 2016 | Articles
Supplier payment extension, a practice that found favour among sales and manufacturing companies during the 2008/2009 recession, has never gone away. No longer is it about survival during a financial crisis though. Instead, extending payment terms has become a popular...
by Rob O'Byrne | Oct 27, 2016 | Articles
I realise I may be going out on a limb here, but really, it’s worth pointing out some common executive misconceptions which can lead to less-than-perfect supply chain decisions. After all, as someone once said, we live and learn. If just one or two of our...
by Rob O'Byrne | Sep 26, 2016 | People Management
If your company is struggling with supply chain performance, what’s the first thing you investigate? Do you look into the state of your physical supply network? Do you take a deep dive into supplier performance? Do you evaluate the effectiveness of inventory...
by Rob O'Byrne | Aug 29, 2016 | Articles
When I talk about the tools of your trade as an executive supply chain leader, I don’t mean systems and software. I don’t mean smart phones and tablets. I don’t even mean laser pointers and coloured marker pens. No … as you’re probably...
by Rob O'Byrne | Aug 15, 2016 | Articles
Today’s supply chains often present environments in which uncertainty, rather than being something to avoid at all costs, must be accepted as implicit. Amid this growth in volatility, agile supply chain principles are gaining favour in many industries, but...
