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#249 – CUSTOMER FOCUSED, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT – JIM STRONG

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Supply Chain Management (SCM) was introduced in the 1990’s as a buzzword often used by logistics and software providers to describe the integrated network of product, information, and cash flow between the various entities in a supply chain.  SCM has been embraced by many non-supply chain professionals simply as a new and faster way of acquiring goods and services using integrated software tools and global logistics. Continue reading →

#246 – CRISIS BRINGS ABOUT REAL CHANGE: A CASE FOR IN-SOURCING – JIM STRONG

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For the past decade companies have spent considerable time and resources on strategically outsourcing their products and services.  But maybe now, while our economy is in a real crunch, is the time to reconsider this strategy and put people back to work in this country.  Continue reading →

#245 – TAKING 100% RESPONSIBILITY – JIM STRONG

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I recently attended a workshop on personal motivation.  The recurring message in this workshop was, “if you want to be totally happy you must learn to take 100% responsibility for everything in your life.”  While this is a simple concept, how many of us can truly say that we take 100% responsibility for our lives?  It is easy to blame others for our circumstances or for our lot in life.  It is easier to rationalize why we haven’t done something because of the actions of others, than it is to take 100% responsibility for our own actions. Continue reading →

#246 – DRIVING A WINNING CULTURE? DON’T FORGET YOUR SUPPLIER – JIM STRONG

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Often, when companies talk about “cultural change”, they are referring to changes in the internal culture of their own enterprise;  i.e. empowering its employees to make decisions related to  problem solving and process improvement, using  the  formal system in place of its informal systems, or an un-relenting commitment to quality.  But, what about the external culture? Continue reading →