The bullwhip effect is a concept that explains inefficiency in the Supply Chain. This inefficiency results from demand forecast variation, which ripples from retailers to […]

A ‘Green supply chain’  refers to a series of interconnected stakeholders (customer, primary supplier, and lower-tier suppliers) that apply processes and policies that deliver environmental and […]

An ethical supply chain is configured to balance the need for economic returns against social and environmental responsibilities. An ethically focused organization directs its efforts […]

In our recent post on warehouse mistakes, we covered some of the common challenges found inside warehouses and some of the issues & challenges that […]

Supply chain visibility describes the process of identifying & understanding what’s going on across your supply chain (up and downstream), in real-time, across interconnected processes […]

With warehouse and logistics functions being critical to the success of most businesses, it’s perhaps not a surprise that organizations look to avoid needless warehouse […]

The procurement management plan provides a method of describing the activities and processes required to deliver a project’s materials and services needs. The procurement management […]

Supplier development is the act of the buying organization working closely with a supplier, or group of suppliers, to drive improvement.   Supplier development targets goals […]

All businesses rely heavily on their supply chain function to meet their strategic objectives. One of those essential supply chain functions is procurement. Procurement is […]

We have probably all experienced the situation where we have bought something online, and when it arrives, things are not quite right.   It might be […]

If you’ve seen our guide on Supplier Evaluation, you’ll know that there are several models which can be used to help you construct your supplier appraisal […]