Competency is king. Did you know a majority of those in leadership believe their workforce doesn’t have the supply chain skills needed for today’s rapidly changing economy and its technical needs? On the other hand, employees are frustrated that available supply chain training isn’t as robust or advanced as they want. The kind of training… Read More

Being an engineer, I can’t resist fun numbers. Numbers as in dates like 4-20-24, also known as palindromes. Using the “0” as the pivot point, the date is the same backwards and forwards. After hustling to make your supply chain results (numbers), it’s nice to know some numbers behave just right on their own. Even… Read More

I am thrilled to share that Process & Strategy Solutions has been named a winner of the StatVentures Supply Chain Challenge Phase 2 by the U.S. Census Bureau (@us-census-bureau)! Our innovative concept to provide quality data more efficiently and creatively for the capture of B2B reverse supply chains has been recognized by this U.S. government… Read More

… 10 loads of data (The 12 Days of Christmas officially end on Jan 5 every year)   You’re swimming in data from your supply chain. But can you trust it to not be a trojan horse sneaking in bad actors without your or the sender’s knowledge? These 10 data points should help you immensely… Read More

As U.S. states work to reopen their economies it’s no surprise there is a balancing act that must go on to protect both economic revenue and individuals’ health. As I watch my state go through this, as well as others, I see careful industry-by-industry opening and health criteria being released as well as watchful eyes… Read More

Remember this quote? Failure to plan is planning to fail  (You can start planning with our FREE how-to plan business financials webinar– click here) Article first published Dec. 3, 2019. Image: two people marking up shared pages of a plan next to their computers Does this sound like you? Planning completed:   Thanksgiving Dinner –… Read More

Turing the buzzword into working reality Article first published: Oct. 21, 2019. Image: black hole rendition (outer space with colored donut of light) Big data has been a buzz word for a while now. Data analytics has, too. But as to the detail behind those words, there’s a bit of a black hole. Making sure… Read More

3 critical steps for high performance cyber security After much grief trying to secure accounts that we did not ask for, we’re given an apology. Don’t know about you, but I don’t want an apology. I want Equifax to have fixed cybersecurity before it broke. I want Equifax to have taken the necessary time required… Read More

To gain your ideal customer’s business and retain it for the long term – you need to be able to figure out exactly what they want often before they even know themselves…. here’s how to crack the code and get started! Don’t guess. Don’t assume. Don’t do what the other guy is doing. Do some… Read More

Do you get scared when metrics discussions come up? Are you frightened to think of all the metrics involved in your day-to-day work that have no visible link to corporate strategy? Do you feel the number of KPIs you own has grown to monstrous proportions? It seems that lurking around every corner of the company… Read More