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Rather than dispense wisdom from on high, consultant Chris Norek prefers to lead clients through the supply chain strategizing process by asking some well-chosen questions. The results speak for themselves.
Some companies are turning a tidy profit by reselling returned products that were once consigned to the scrap heap. The trick, they say, is figuring out what's junk and what's worth a second look.
A currency fluctuation here, a commodity shortage there, and what has long seemed a perfectly sound approach to business suddenly makes no sense at all.
The rest of the country may be fixated on volatility in the energy markets, but some logistics pros say the best way to deal with the situation is to ignore it.
No manager anywhere in a global supply chain has much, if any, influence over the price of fuel. But that's not to say managers are left without options.
Even C-level executives are coming over to the environmental side. And their message is clear: The business world is getting serious about getting green.
When it's time for a career change, lots of logistics and IT executives go over to the consulting side. Bob Silverman is one of a select few who did it the other way around.
Considering the turmoil in the financial markets last month, it was perhaps not surprising that managing uncertainty was on the minds of the 3,000 logistics professionals gathered at CSCMP's annual conference.