The Frankie Boyer Show: Are Higher Prices Here to Stay?

August 25, 2021

Frankie Boyer interviewed me on her show recently on the topic of inflation. We find it everywhere: in the price of our streaming subscriptions, at the grocery store, the gas pump, securities asset prices, building materials, real estate values, the cost of used vehicles, and the cost of university education, just to name a few. The big question for 2021 is, will inflation be a temporary condition, or are we looking at higher prices for the longer term?

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Battling Inflation in the Supply Chain

August 23, 2021

Recently I participated in a panel discussion on Patrick Daly’s Interlinks Podcast where we discussed the rise in the cost of transport of containerised freight from Asia to Europe and North America, chip shortages in the automotive industry and commodity shortages for materials such as timber, glass, and construction materials.

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Avoiding Supply Chain Disruptions

August 21, 2021

A colleague recently joined a new company as their CEO. During the first few weeks on the job and working through the due diligence of the current situation, there was a quick realization of the current state of disruptions engulfing their worldwide supply chains and the potential impact on current profits. https://youtu.be/QkuSqqR5Mmw

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Categories: Supply Chain Entropy Busters®

Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Market Report – Inflation: Is it Transitory or a Longer-Term Challenge?

August 11, 2021

I’m excited to announce a welcome addition to my monthly newsletter family. This month we are introducing Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Market Report (MR). The MR will be presented in a monthly format in conjunction with Deborah Brown, CEO of DDB Advisory Services. This is an opportunity to combine the financial background of Deb and …

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Categories: Supply Chain Entropy Busters®

Inflation: Is it Transitory or a Longer-Term Challenge?

July 22, 2021

Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Market Report
Volume 1 | Number 1 | July 2021

I’m excited to announce a welcome addition to my monthly newsletter family. This month we are introducing Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Market Report (MR). The MR will be presented in a monthly format in conjunction with Deborah Brown, CEO of DDB Advisory Services. I’ve known Deborah for over fifteen years and trust that her insights will inspire you. Deborah’s prior financial background and handle on the U.S. economy as a bond trader will help guide you as you transform your organization and supply chains during these tumultuous times.

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Avoiding Disaster

June 30, 2021

Art Koch’s Profit Chain®
Series Volume 4 | Number 6 | June 2021

Let us begin our discussion with the fact that disasters are not a surprise and, therefore, can be avoided.

As most of you are aware, I live in South Florida, or more specifically, Miami. It’s a beautiful area with sun-soaked beaches and bodies and a plethora of luxurious cars and boats to keep your lottery dreams alive.

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Winning The Parts Allocation War

May 30, 2021

Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Series
Volume 4 | Number 5 | May 2021

Shortages -we’re living them every day: stock-outs of our favorite food, the new gadget for the home office, or deficiencies that are impacting our manufacturing processes. Even if they are not directly affecting us, we certainly have heard about them on the news. STOCK-OUTS!!

What’s driving these shortages? As a manufacturer, distributor, or retail store, is there anything we can do about it, or are we just powerless to change the status quo?

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Are You Addicted To Inventory? – The Inventory Doctor®

May 25, 2021

Now that I have your attention. Let me tell you, Inventory Is Evil!

Many businesses are addicted to inventory, and it’s become their drug of choice! Rather than solving the root cause of problems, the answer is, “let’s increase safety stocks.” What do you see when walking through the doors of your manufacturing or warehousing? Do you see stacks of addiction?

Inventory is evil for this reason; it hides problems and delays problem resolution, which costs money!

Are you struggling with rallying the organization on world-class inventory performance? If you want to wean your organization from its inventory addiction and learn how the build a sustainable profit center with increased inventory velocity, spend an exciting hour with Art. You will…

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The Significant Emotional Experience of Change

May 25, 2021

Unlock the Art of Change™ Series – May 2021

Real Change Requires a Significant Emotional Experience. Here are just a few examples: Major workplace injury. Major social media scandal about the business. The customer wins a major contract that disrupts the business.

These and many other events keep organizations playing defense rather than focusing their efforts on playing to WIN.

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