• eNewsletter Subscription
  • Great Question Podcast
  • Home

    • Supply Chain Initiative

    Recent

    © Anastasiyaanastasiya | Dreamstime.com
    Factory Worker
    © Thamrongpat Theerathammakorn | Dreamstime.com
    Trophy 2
    © Aleksandr Korchagin | Dreamstime.com
    Noir Character
    © Mangpor2004 | Dreamstime.com
    Lessons Learned
    © Mrdoomits | Dreamstime.com
    Root Cause
    China Port City

    Highlights

    Desert
    Supply Chain Initiative

    Supplier Goodwill toward OEMs Has Run Dry

    Feb. 2, 2022
    Years of being treated as the OEMs' personal slush fund has drained their trust.
    Dreamstime
    China Cracked Flag
    Supply Chain Initiative

    Offshoring Gone Wild: Stories from the Front

    Jan. 13, 2022
    Readers share experiences with Chinese business ethics.
    © Ian Whitworth | Dreamstime.com
    Ports 475021
    Supply Chain Initiative

    Wall Street Is the Root Cause of the Supply Chain Crisis

    Jan. 5, 2022
    Treating the symptoms of current problems won’t solve anything.
    © Gicamatescu | Dreamstime.com
    Small Change 24221603
    Supply Chain Initiative

    Suppliers Are Like Workers: They Both Come Up Short

    Jan. 4, 2022
    Note to OEMs: ‘Continuous improvement’ doesn’t mean continuously sticking it to the little guy.
    Photo 193845034 © Enanuchit | Dreamstime.com
    Supply chains
    Logistics

    Outlook 2022: Overcoming Supply Chain Bottlenecks

    Dec. 29, 2021
    Clogging shipping lanes, component delays and empty store shelves were the dominant stories of 2021, forcing industry leaders to rethink how they handle supply chains.
    © Ilkin Guliyev | Dreamstime.com
    Supply Chain Initiative

    Supply Chain Tales from the Crypt

    Oct. 29, 2021
    US-China trade policy for the past 30 years was bound to end badly.
    © Robert Cabrera | Dreamstime.com
    Onshoring
    Supply Chain Initiative

    Introducing: The Onshoring Project

    Oct. 18, 2021
    IndustryWeek, the Reshoring Initiative, AMT and others launch a group effort to highlight the importance of robust supply chains beyond piece-price.
    © Dmitry Kalinovsky | Dreamstime.com
    Chinese industrial companies use a supply chain philosophy closer to the Japanese model.
    Supply Chain Initiative

    Chinese Manufacturers Ask: ‘How Can Americans Still Afford to Buy from Us?’

    Sept. 30, 2021
    The cost benefit to manufacturing in China just isn’t there anymore.
    Dreamstime
    Silos2
    Supply Chain Initiative

    Is There Really a Purchasing Silo, and Does It Limit Organizational Competitiveness?

    Sept. 14, 2021
    My recent book, “Better Business: Breaking Down the Walls of the Purchasing Silo,” is based on the proposition that purchasing isn’t integrated into the overall enterprise at ...