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Winning The Parts Allocation WarVolume 4 | Number 5 | May 2021 Shortages -we’re living them every day: stock-outs of our favorite food, the new gadget for the home office, or deficiencies that are impacting our manufacturing processes. Even if they are not directly affecting us, we certainly have heard about them on the

Are You Addicted To Inventory? The Inventory Doctor® Now that I have your attention. Let me tell you, Inventory Is Evil! Many businesses are addicted to inventory, and it’s become their drug of choice! Rather than solving the root cause of problems, the answer is, “lets increase safety stocks.” What do you see when walking through the doors of your manufacturing or warehousing? Do you see stacks of addiction? Inventory is evil for this reason; it hides problems and delays pr...

Are you Addicted to Inventory? Volume 4 | Number 4 | April 2021   Inventory? I know what you are thinking; I once was addicted to inventory too…and it nearly cost me a great job! Try to imagine me sitting at one of the old gray manufacturing desks surrounded by four walls of inventory. At the time, my manager walked up to me and said: "Something got to go, Koch. You, me, or this inventory, and its not going to be me."  This simple exchange transformed my life.   Many bus...

26 Apr 2021 Chemonics seeks a highly specialized professional to manage the warehousing, distribution, and third-party logistics provider performance for the ongoing USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in Haiti. The project is the primary vehicle through which USAID procures and provides health commodities, provides technical assistance to improve partner countries’ management of the supply chain, and collaborates with key internat...

KPIs need to be helping you manage operations by starting on course. Are you getting: Better? Staying the Same? If your KPIs are not answering these three simple questions, then they are of no use. If you have any questions or concerns about your operations and supply chain business strategy, please contact me by  e-mail or at +1 (336) 260-9441. 

Resiliency has emerged as a cornerstone to emerging successfully from the pandemic and essential to post-COVID success.  As executives re-evaluate supply chain collaborations and partnerships, they will be thinking about supply chain strategy and partnerships. We have assembled expert manufacturing and supply chain thought leaders from around the globe to discuss and debate these topics.  With our 140 years of consulting experience supplementing over 190 years of management experience in Manu...

My Business Got COVIDVolume 1 | Number 2 | February 2021 I’m not telling you that any of our team members or I got COVID. My argument here is that the business got COVID.  More and more, I’m discussing the current situation with my clients leadership and witnessing the long-term effects of having their

Leadership starts with Change.Change begins with Leadership.We think leadership happens. It doesn’t. Leaders rise to the event. Leaders always learn and grow.Change begins with leadership setting sights on new horizons. Leaders plot new courses based on facts, data, and curiosity. Change is difficult, leaders know how to navigate the turbulent

Art Koch's Profit Chain® Series2021 = OptimismVolume 1 | Number 1 | January 2021 As we exited 2020, I stepped back and reflected on the past year, looking forward with optimism for 2021.Even though 2020 was a troubled year, I’m not going to rehash the details.  I believe there are multiple bright spots of hope

Belated Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to my US friends and family! December has been a quiet month.  Most of my clients are working hard to get many objectives completed before year-end. They all are keeping be busy COVID related supply chain opportunities and inventory velocity improvements.  The reoccurring issues related to COVID is Demand variability related to shutdowns and customer consumption changes. Locating quality suppliers to reposition manufacturing closer t...