What do scuba diving and supply chain management have in common? A lot, as I realized while on a scuba diving break from the hectic business world. It was while underwater, surrounded by calm, that I realized just how similar they are. Learning to scuba dive and mastering the complexities of supply chain management share a non-negotiable requirement: an unwavering commitment to foundational principles.
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The Supply Chain Revolution: Unlocking the Sustainable Profit Chain
Volume 5 | Number 3 | June 2024
As I mentioned in my February newsletter, I’m thrilled that my book, “The Supply Chain Revolution: Unlocking the Sustainable Profit Chain,” is now available on Amazon June 13th – Pre-order today! Paperback $41.99 and Kindle $17.99.
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I hope your new year has started wonderfully. I know mine has.
This will be my first newsletter in two years, and you might be asking what I’ve been up to.
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CLAREMONT, CA— Ongoing supply chain volatility and disruption are creating major challenges for manufacturers, distributors, construction firms and retail groups. The strength of your customer and supplier partnerships is critical to successfully weathering the storm and thriving with high levels of disruption, according to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC) Supply Chain SIG. Proactive prioritization and allocation of products and services will create customer loyalty and enable profitable growth.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has taught organizations how to conquer any global supply chain disruption,” says Art Koch, President of Arthur Koch Management Consulting, LLC, based in Miami, FL. “As the world exits the COVID-19 pandemic, we encounter localized hot spots that disrupt supply chains.
“Diligent, insightful supply chain leaders are transforming their supply chains to be more flexible, responsive, and predictable,” Koch notes. “It’s all about increasing supply chain velocity with reduced lead-times by near-shoring, on-shoring, and in-sourcing. An additional strategy is to partner with suppliers that have dual manufacturing capabilities. These tactics give supply chains added resilience during global, regionalized, or localized disruption. Hence, greater flexibility and responsiveness.”
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In Crisis – America’s Industrial Leadership
Volume 4 | Number 9 | September 2021
Too many executives in corporate leadership misread the substantial risk they were putting their customers and businesses in by moving overseas. We’re also seeing Gen X and Millennials leaving employers in record numbers.
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In Crisis – America’s Industrial Leadership
Volume 4 | Number 9 | September 2021
Too many executives in corporate leadership misread the substantial risk they were putting their customers and businesses in by moving overseas.
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Wuhan’s Butterfly Effect on Supply Chains
Volume 4 | Number 8 | August 2021
It’s quickly approaching two years, November 2019, when the COVID-19 was circulating in the area of Wuhan, China infecting the first cluster of humans. Since the first reported outbreak of COVID-19, a lot has happed around the world. However, that first cough or sneeze is likely the cause of the current global supply chain disruptions.
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I was interviewed for The Jiggy Jaguar podcast discussing Inflation – Is It Transitory or a Longer Term Challenge?
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Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Market Report
Volume 1 | Number 2 | August 2021
When the Delta variant became the dominant strain of Covid-19 in India and the U.K. earlier this year, Americans had little idea what future impacts would be to the continental U.S. in the coming months.
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Wuhan’s Butterfly Effect on Supply Chains
Volume 4 | Number 8 | August 2021
It’s quickly approaching two years, November 2019, when the COVID-19 was circulating in the area of Wuhan, China infecting the first cluster of humans. Since the first reported outbreak of COVID-19, a lot has happed around the world. However, that first cough or sneeze is likely the cause of the current global supply chain disruptions.
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