12 Years Late, NAFTA’s New Commerce Paradigm Begins
September 13th, 2007Your servers never sleep
August 29th, 2007Here is an interesting article – the import of web usage patterns, and what they can tell you about your potential customers, and a hint at the ever-growing tidal wave that is “China.”
SCM and Logistics videos
July 23rd, 2007One way to learn more about supply chain and logistics management, the easy way, is to watch videos. Searching online, you can find hours of instruction, commercial-type pitches, and seminars on the subject.
Here’s one:
Supply Chain Management definition – or two
February 24th, 2007Supply chain management (SCM) has a few defintions. It is the process of conceiving, planning, implementing, and managing the operations of the supply chain in an efficient manner. The Supply Chain Management domain covers the movement and storage of raw materials, along with inventory (in-progress), and general finished goods in the track from origin to consumption (and even disposal).
Or…
Supply Chain Management is the integration of supply and demand management both within an organization and across organizations.
A long long time ago… logistics was born
June 22nd, 2006Logistics and supply chain management have their beginnings in the middle ages? Yes, according to someone I spoke with recently. But I think it goes back to the caveman age. After all, hunts were organized to bring food back, co-ordinating over time and distance the logistics of the supply chain. Doing it right meant survival. Doing it wrong meant having to switch to alternative suppliers (vegetarianism or cannibalism?), moving to other locations, or starvation.
More on this history to come. For now, enjoy the summer and the ability to choose your food at leisure.
Logistics can be fun
March 12th, 2006Logistics is both art, and science, and that means it has the essence of a good challenge. It consists of managing and organizing the efficient flow of resources from start to finish. Start being the beginning of production, and finish being the end consumption or marketplace. It all depends on the scope of the logistics that one is dealing with, as to where the fun begins, and where it ends.
Sobe Design – start
January 11th, 2006Hello & welcome back to Sobedesign. More updates to come now that the blog is set.
-BJ