Supply chain news

On 28th June, Lorcan Sheehan and Jamie Kowalski hosted call with health systems supply chain leaders to review and discuss the findings of the latest Health Systems Supply Chain Insights report.  It is always great to get live input on the information that we share and look at ways to make the data actionable for […]

Supply chains can be simple – source raw materials; manufacture excellent products; ship the products to customers; and service those products and customers over the lifetime of the product. That is, of course, until they are not. Many producers breathed a collective sigh of relief when they managed to navigate the initial choppy waters of […]

This year’s National Supply Chain and Manufacturing event in Ireland has come and gone, and as always, it has left memories of great discussions on current and potential future supply chain challenges. I was delighted to be invited to join a panel session on the topic of Supply Chain Strategies for the Future: Responding to […]

Our supply chains operate in a constrained world.  We face constraints in materials, in capacity, in the supply of labour, and in key transportation routes. This is not new news for our supply chains. Such challenges have been recognised for decades, with Goldratt first publishing his Theory of Constraints in 1984. Over the turbulent years of […]

Warehouse improvement and efficiency are very important as they can help reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, improve the utilisation of space, increase inventory accuracy, reduce the need for manual labour, improve customer service, and so on. The topic will focus on warehouse objectives, challenges, and opportunities. The main objective of the warehouse is “to manage […]

Stock management and control is complicated by the presence of uncertainties in demand and the lead time, and most of the time, in the execution of replenishment tasks itself. The most pervasive factor influencing uncertainty in the supply chain is variability (complexity, and constraints also play a role) and its effects can propagate and magnify […]

It seems timely (as we celebrate our tenth anniversary) to reflect on the journey that has led us to introduce the analytical tools that we subsequently applied in various business engagements. The resulting analyses provided our clients with sufficient insights and helped influence business decisions and performance improvements. It is generally accepted that supply chain […]

PerformanSC turns 10 🎉 Happy birthday to us!  On the 1st of May 2013, we officially launched PerformanSC. At a time when many companies had cut back teams in response to challenging economic conditions, we saw a role for an experienced team of supply chain professionals to be able to work with client organisations to drive […]

Anyone working in supply chain is used to juggling multiple projects, commitments, and deadlines.  There is always an urgent deliverable that requires attention and a need to prioritise resources.  While we should not need milestones such as Earth Day, they can be a useful reminder to pause and reflect on whether we have given enough […]

PerformanSC, in collaboration with Jamie C. Kowalski Consulting LLC, has published the sixth edition of the Health Systems Supply Chain Insights research series.  Taking direct inputs from health system supply chain leaders, the biennial research series charts the evolution of the health system supply chain’s scope, strategies, and operational priorities.   In particular, the series focuses […]