Tag: supply chain
Roundtable: The Evolution of the Produce Supply Chain Part 1
- Produce BlueprintsTop 10 Blunders #10 – Overestimating Internal Expertise
- Produce BlueprintsOver time, supplier networks expand to growers in other regions and countries, regulation becomes more cumbersome, …
Top 10 Blunders #9 – Resisting Change
- Produce Blueprints“That’s the way we’ve always done it” and “that will never work” are two perspectives that …
Top 10 Blunders #8 – Haphazardly Implementing Technology
- Produce BlueprintsThere is a dizzying array of technology available to help manage the fresh produce supply chain. …
Top 10 Blunders #7 – Disregarding Transportation Market Realities
- Produce BlueprintsThe current state of the transportation marketplace is unlike anything seen in the last two decades. …
Top 10 Blunders #6 – Blindly Chasing Revenue
- Produce BlueprintsWhile it is understandable for any company to be on a continuous quest for revenue, it …
Top 10 Blunders #5 – Treating All Customers Equally
- Produce BlueprintsMarketing lore tells us that the customer is king and always right. Such naive theories can …
Top 10 Blunders #4 – Ignoring Forecasts
- Produce BlueprintsWith the growth of technology in produce supply chains, there is a greater volume of data …
Top 10 Blunders #3 – Too Many or Too Few Suppliers
- Produce BlueprintsWhile strong supplier-customer relationship development is a laudable supply chain goal, it is not realistic at …
Top 10 Blunders #2 – Failing to Collaborate
- Produce BlueprintsThe silo mentality extends beyond individual organizations A traditional us-versus-them mentality impedes supply chain coordination and …