Strong strategic alignment among the people, processes and technology components of a firm’s supply chain and across an organization have a huge impact on the success of the supply chain and the ...

Alignment of clinical and supply chain objectives can positively influence costs and patient outcomes. However, in order to reap the benefits of alignment, organizations must work to break down ...

It's a term that I've struggled with for some years, mostly because consultants and I.T. vendors like to wheel it out to burnish whatever concept or software application they happen to be hawking. It ...

Product portfolio management and SKU optimization are two subjects that are often linked together. When it comes to implementation, many companies want to start with SKU optimization as a foundation ...

For decades, vertical integration meant ownership. According to Michael E. Porter's seminal work Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance, companies sought to reduce costs, ...

Supply Chain Management is how business gets done. Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point-of-origin to ...

Supply chain challenges can arise when clinical and supply chain teams do not effectively communicate, often leading to frustration and misalignment that can affect patient outcomes. In an upcoming ...