How Incorporating Six Sigma into Strategic Sourcing helps Strengthen the Supply Chain
In the early days of manufacturing, managers often relied on guesswork when adjusting their processes. Failures and missed opportunities were common, as tweaks to manufacturing and supply lines were frequently...
Why You Need an MRO Provider with In-House Engineering Services
Supply chains involve an incredibly complex arrangement of separate parts, working together as a whole. In any complex system, there are areas where efficiency and productivity can be improved. These...
Visit. Create. Connect. SDI will be exhibiting at booth 532 at The Institute for Supply Management’s ISM 2015 Annual Conference. Over 3,000 supply chain and procurement professionals from all over...
SDI Attends PSU’s Spring 2015 Supply Chain Leader Forum
On March 5th and 6th, more than 65 supply chain leaders and Penn State faculty met at State College, PA for the Spring 2015 Supply Chain Leaders Forum. Each year,...
Posted by Jim Owens on Wed, 02/25/2015 Recently I came across this article in Forbes Magazine—How the Industrial Internet of Things will Support Future Supply Chains. The IIoT is a...
Posted by on Wed, 01/07/2015 Overview The secret is out. FedEx and UPS are making a paradigm shift in the way they price small parcels, and it will have a...
Posted by Jim Owens on Mon, 01/05/2015 Austrian-American economist Joseph Schumpeter coined the term “creative destruction” describing the process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within,...
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) held its annual Indirect Procurement Conference in Phoenix, AZ on December 3rd & 4th. One of the show’s sponsor’s, SDI, sent representatives from their...
Posted by on Wed, 12/10/2014 Overview “5S” is a process methodology that ensures “everything has a place and there is a place for everything.” There are numerous references to 5S...
