by Stephen Hanman (As seen in MHD Supply Chain Solutions) Benchmarking Success (BMS) has been gathering supply chain intelligence since 1993. This data gathering process has enabled development of a best-practice supply chain model that compares the outputs of...
Supply Chain Benchmarking
Supply Chain Performance
by Artie Leslie (As seen in MHD Supply Chain Solutions) What is your current supply chain performance? How can you improve? In this article the author describes a process for supply chain performance assessment and improvement, and in the next issue we will consider a...
5 Qualities Needed for Supply Chain Performance Excellence
Nine out of ten supply chain companies have difficulties improving inventory, cost and customer service performance. Yet the few that do sustain supply chain performance excellence aren’t doing anything which should prove difficult, impractical, or impossible for any...
The Benefits of Six Sigma for Supply Chain Performance Improvement
Six Sigma and its close relative Lean Six Sigma have been important supply chain performance improvement methodologies for many years now. There are some who question whether these types of program are still relevant in the mid-second decade of the 21st century, but...
Should You Measure What You Can’t Control In A Supply Chain?
Measuring performance across the entire supply chain can be a complex process. After all there is only so much that your organization can directly control in a supply chain. So should you concern yourself with the factors outside of your control? Doesn’t it just make...
Measuring Supply Chain & Logistics Performance
So you struggle with measuring performance? Some people struggle with measuring Supply Chain & Logistics performance and it's usually because of two things: They're not sure what to measure, They're not sure 'how' to measure it. So here's a handy resource to...
Environmental Benchmarking for Supply Chain
In this short video, Steven Thacker explains Environmental Benchmarking for your Supply Chain. “Hi, I’m Steven Thacker, director of Benchmarking Success. One of the new innovations from Benchmarking Success has been the development of the sustainability...
What is Supply Chain Benchmarking?
In this short video, Steven Thacker explains Supply Chain Benchmarking and the benefits it can deliver. “Hi, my name is Steven Thacker, director of Benchmarking Success. The topic for discussion today is why benchmark your supply chain. This is...
Welcome to the Supply Chain Benchmarking Success Blog
We'll be bring you lots of tips about Supply Chain and Logistics Benchmarking to help you improve your own operations.
Supply Chain Growth in China
“Enter the Dragon” - Is your supply chain ready for the growth in China? A recent global economic study identified, that according to two of the key indicators for the size of the economy; Energy consumption, and Resources demand, China is now a larger economy than...