Resiliency has emerged as a cornerstone to emerging successfully from the pandemic and essential to post-COVID success.
As executives re-evaluate supply chain collaborations and partnerships, they will be thinking about supply chain strategy and partnerships. We have assembled expert manufacturing and supply chain thought leaders from around the globe to discuss and debate these topics.
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Four in Five Executives Now Rethinking Supply Chain Strategy
The COVID pandemic has illustrated just how extensive and overly complicated many supply chains became says Art Koch, President of Arthur Koch Management Consulting, LLC. “Depending on the survey, 76% to 84% of executives and board members are rethinking their manufacturing footprint and supply chain strategies to emphasize the importance of flexibility and responsiveness. They identified the necessity to compress lead-times by reshoring and insourcing operation-critical parts to regain control of their supply chains.”
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21 insights for 2021 from Manufacturing, Supply chain & Technology Executives
The pandemic of 2020 was a seismic disruption to the worlds supply chains that sent a tidal wave through industrial and retail sectors. Depending on the survey, 76% to 84% of executives said they needed to rethink their manufacturing footprint and supply chain strategy. They have indicated plans to compress lead-times be reshoring and insourcing operational-critical parts to regain their supply base …
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February has been a terrific month, once again jam-packed, however, lots of fun and energizing!
February has been a terrific month, once again jam-packed, however, lots of fun and energizing!
A past client re-engaged with me. We implemented ToolsGroup SO99+ last year, right before COVID hit the US. They went through customers canceling and pushing out orders and now are experiencing the full bullwhip effect of the pent-up demand within the supply chain.
I’ve also helped another client reposition their supply base and implement best practices for future supplier partnerships. Something they wished had started years ago.
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Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Series
Volume 1 | Number 2 | February 2021
I’m not telling you that any of our team members or I got COVID. My argument here is that the business got COVID.
More and more, I’m discussing the current situation with my client’s leadership and witnessing the long-term effects of having their team members working remotely.
Before the pandemic, businesses were functioning relatively well. They had daily visual management meetings where opportunities received rapid responses from highly engaged associates, and issues could be swiftly escalated when necessary.
During the last few weeks, I re-engaged with a past client. Speaking with three of their leadership team members, they voiced the same concerns and comments as my other clients, that COVID remote work is negatively impacting their productivity and teamwork.
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From Unlock the Art of Change™ Series – February 2021
We think leadership happens. It doesn’t. Leaders rise to the event. Leaders always learn and grow. Change begins with leadership setting sights on new horizons. Leaders plot new courses based on facts, data, and curiosity. Change is difficult, leaders know how to navigate the turbulent waters achieving win/win scenarios.
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First up, Art Koch talking with us about how his business got Covid but luckily his employees didn’t.
I’m not telling you that any of our team members or I got COVID. My argument here is that the business got COVID.
More and more, I’m discussing the current situation with my client’s leadership and witnessing the long-term effects of having their team members working remotely.
Before the pandemic, businesses were functioning relatively well. They had daily visual management meetings where opportunities received rapid responses from highly engaged associates, and issues could be swiftly escalated when necessary …
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January has been a terrific month. Jam-packed, however, lots of fun and energizing! Was interviewed on Dan Gaffney Talk, WXDE Delaware 105.9, about my newsletter on COVID – The perfect Disrupter for Small and Medium Enterprises to Leverage for Growth.
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Art Koch’s Profit Chain® Series
Volume 1 | Number 1 | January 2021
As we exited 2020, I stepped back and reflected on the past year, looking forward with optimism for 2021. Even though 2020 was a troubled year, I’m not going to rehash the details. I believe there are multiple bright spots of hope ahead and an excellent reason to have confidence in humanity.
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From Unlock the Art of Change™ Series – January 2021
Don’t confuse governance with bureaucracy.
Governance is in the best interest of the organization.
Bureaucracy stifles progress and is the death of team transformations.
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