Supply Chain Stack

This is a collection of 20 – Business901 Podcast Transcriptions, called Stacks (see below) through my Issuu channel: Supply Chain A collection of Business901 Podcast Transcriptions that centered on applying Lean, Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints to the Supply Chain. Several people included are Chad Smith, Carol Ptak, Amir Schrangenheim, Robert Martichenko, and others. Stacks Read More …

Are We Building Flatter Supply Chains?

I asked that question to Chad Smith and Carol Ptak in a past podcast and you might be surprised by the answer. Carol Ptak: It’s not really a flatter supply chain, because when I think of a flatter supply chain, I think about what’s happened in the Lean community, where they believe that the way Read More …

How Supply Chains Live in a Pull World

“The fact that in manufacturing and across the supply chain that the world around us has fundamentally changed.” – Carol Ptak Related Podcast and Transcription: Supply Chain Thinking: Think Where An excerpt from the podcast that I had with Carol: Joe:  Is there a relationship between ASR and TOC? Is the constraint the same, the Read More …

Are Demand-Driven Techniques Needed in Supply Chain Management

Chad Smith is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Constraints Management Group (CMG), a services and technology company specializing in pull-based manufacturing, materials and project management systems for mid-range and large manufacturers. We had a discussion is a past podcast on the Demand -Driven Techniques. Related Podcast and Transcription: New Thoughts in Supply Chain Thinking Read More …

CAP-Do: Connecting Demand to the Lean Supply Chain

CAP-Do: What makes CAP-Do so attractive is that it assumes we do not have the answers.  It allows us to create a systematic way to address the problems (pain) or opportunities (gain) from the use of our products and services. CAP-Do is an emergent process. You may know the outcomes that you desire but that Read More …