Supply chain news

Consolidated Service Centres perform well in pandemic In our 2021 survey of Health Systems supply chain leaders, 100% of respondents that operated a CSC felt that having that internal capability made them more successful.  In looking at the performance of stakeholders within the supply chain, 94% believed that internal supply chain teams performed well or […]

Operations Research: A Supply Chain Perspective Part 2 Last month, we introduced operations research (OR) and discussed how its methodology is applied to assist us in finding feasible or optimal solutions to supply chain problems.  The role of the OR model continues to pervade supply chain operations, and this has stimulated a wealth of decision […]

S&OP – What is it and how important is it for my business? Practitioners often question how implementing a new process such as S&OP can provide benefits that far outweigh any cost of change.  Statements or comments we hear when discussing the logic of engaging in this approach can include; S&OP sounds like a lot […]

Operations Research: a supply chain perspective Background Operations Research (OR) deals with the efficient allocation of scarce resources and is regarded as the discipline that applies advanced analytical methods to help improve decision making.  It originated the 1930s by military scientists who developed many analyses that were crucial to the war effort.  Following the war, […]

Circular Economy and supply chain – a practical approach Circular Economy and Sustainabillity.  Is it simple to achieve?  What steps do I need to take? Just as most parts of the world are starting to emerge from a global pandemic, the recent IPCC report and COP26 remind all of us of the urgency related to […]

Customs and Trade – Current Requirements The current challenges in transportation and logistics are tangible.  Impacts of container shortages are being felt throughout the world’s supply chains.  The sights of backlogged cargo ships waiting to enter the port of Los Angeles and the congestion in Chinese ports, provide unavoidably arduous vistas.  Driver shortage challenges cannot […]

2021 Health System Supply Chain Insights Published The fifth edition of our Health System Supply Chain Insights was published earlier this month.  The series takes direct inputs from health system supply chain leaders on the developments, priorities, and plans for their health system supply chains.  In particular it focuses on health systems that operate a […]

Seasonality and Inventory Management Demand seasonality is generally associated with a boost in sales that occur at specific times of the year, e.g. Black Friday and Back-to-School (BTS).  These cyclic patterns play an important role in supply chain management, and can make it challenging for businesses to accurately plan inventory levels.  The degree of seasonality […]

Jamie C. Kowalski, LLC and PerformanSC announce the publication of the fifth edition of the health system supply chain insights research Publication builds on comprehensive insights into Consolidated Service Center supply model in healthcare Jamie C. Kowalski Consulting, LLC and PerformanSC Supply Chain Ltd – published the findings of the 2021 edition of their groundbreaking […]

Suppliers – Getting the most from each other Increases in steel prices, shipping delays, logistics costs and labour shortages are just some of the factors that are creating upwards pressure on input prices.  In a constrained environment, simple tender processes are unlikely to offset market pressures.  A structured approach, however, to the management of spend […]