It’s Father’s Day, and we at Profit Point want to take a moment to celebrate our fathers and the impact they have had on us. Fathers guide us by teaching us core values, and, more importantly, show us how to live by them. Although we are spread to all corners of the country, these individuals …
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What does analytics mean? To you, that is. According to Google Trends, the popularity of “analytics” as a topic peaked sometime between December 2011 and April 2012. Is “analytics” just a buzzword for business reporting? Or, perhaps, we’ve forgotten the purpose of analytics: to make informed decisions faster and more accurately. In April 2022, Profit …
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Supply chain network design is a necessary regular activity for any company who views competitive strategy in supply chains as an important pillar of their business. This is even more true when supply chain leaders are looking to make a decision that may change the course of their business forever. As my colleague, Jim Piermarini, …
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Network design analysis and decisions are often taken in isolation, overlooking the impact of competition’s potential reaction to the renewed strategy. These inward-looking approaches could end up to be extremely costly! This case study examines the need to factor the reactions of key competitors into your supply chain network design decisions. Through an inclusive approach …
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We recently recorded Karen Bird, our Head of Global Supply Chain Practice and Chief Marketing Officer, on supply chain technology integration best practices. One of our favorite moments during the interview was when we threw her a curve ball, prompting her to answer an unrehearsed question. It paid off – big time. Her answer touched …
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Supply chain network optimization and design initiatives require trading off many aspects of the supply chain: manufacturing, transportation, warehousing and distribution, inventory and customer service. Organizations need to make sense of internal and external data, collect input, reach alignment and coordinate a realistic but impactful roll out. It is a lot of work, and most …
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Whether we’re in a global pandemic or not, one constant remains: our need to eat. The companies that bring consumer goods to market – like our local grocery stores and chain restaurants – rely on the sustainability of their supply chains to make their goods available as efficiently as possible and to remain profitable while …
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10 Questions for Eric 1. How long have you been at Profit Point and why did you choose to work here? I Started at Profit Point on March 1st of this year. 2. Where do you live and why did you choose that place? South Carolina… My first job out of college brought me to …
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