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Pink Shirts and Bullwhips

1 November, 2011 by James Lawther 1 Comment

Bullwhip Effect

People wear pink shirts, they like pink shirts, but there are really only so many times you can wear a pink shirt in a week. The market for pink shirts is pretty much stable. This is a problem if you sell pink shirts for a living.  The solution, run a promotion, 2 for 1, give […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: bullwhip effect, supply and demand, supply chain, tampering

Stupid Suppliers

17 August, 2010 by James Lawther 1 Comment

suppliers

Are your suppliers a bunch of wasters who are just after your money and not to be trusted? Do you spend your whole life beating them up over late orders and poor performance? What would life be like if: You ran a risk/reward share with them? You held a party for them each year to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: supply chain, teamwork, trust

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