La Industria 4.0 o “Cuarta Revolucion Industrial”, tanto en su tránsito hacia la misma como en su consolidación

The evolution of the supply chain has highlighted that supply systems have undergone massive changes.

The schedule is the core around which all company activities revolve operationally.

Monitoring our capacity is something many businesses do not do.

In today’s environment, what usually happens here is the customer wants something faster than our normal lead time.

This is such a simple concept but it’s amazing how much we get into verbal contests with Sales over it.

John Holland argued complex adaptive systems (CAS) are systems that demonstrate coherence under change.

It’s bad enough to ship a bad product, it’s even worse to do it knowingly.

Probably a better way to state this is the longer the lead time the more exposure and liability you have.

Over and over again I hear people saying, “MRP doesn’t work”. They’ll complain it can’t plan the right parts

I like these three because it really simplifies things.

Along with the global trade, the companies have begun to focus on access to emerging markets and strategies for potential customers by conce

Nowadays, firms commonly focus on their core competencies while outsourcing other functions to the suppliers that possess particular

Capacity choice is a long-term decision and usually made before firms have a good idea of demand.

An overview of the high cost of supply disruptions in lost productivity, loss of goodwill, and damage to facilities.

Supply chains, in general, are vulnerable to risks, especially regarding to traceability. In the pharmaceutical industry,

The future is just as likely to bring opportunities and positive developments, as it is to bring disruption and uncertainty.

Las cadenas de suministro, en general, son vulnerables a riesgos, especialmente en lo relativo a la trazabilidad.

SC managers have strategic responsibility but also control many of the everyday functions of a business or organization.

Supply chain management plays a huge role in the success of a company—not only in terms of making sure things get where they need to go

El inventario ha estado presente desde que el hombre comenzó a utilizar los recursos naturales del planeta. Sin embargo,

The inventory has been present since man started to use natural resources from the planet.

Effectively managing warehouse operations is integral to satisfying customers and, in the final analysis, optimizing the entire supply chain

Europe and USA are foreseeing prevalence of the Internet of Things in manufacturing and the consequent technology-driven changes which promi