by Rob O'Byrne | Oct 2, 2020 | 3PL, 4PL, 5PL, Business thoughts, Trends
The concept of fourth-party logistics has existed for some time but only truly began evolving with the arrival of Industry 4.0—the digitisation of manufacturing. Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown...
by Rob O'Byrne | Sep 29, 2020 | Business thoughts, Logistics Bureau Videos, Opinions, Supply Chain Education Programs, Uncategorized, Videos - Other, Videos-SCM
“The things that matter most should never be at the mercy of the things that matter least” – Stephen Covey, author of the book entitled ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ Watch the video below for more supply chain advice from Steven...
by Rob O'Byrne | Sep 25, 2020 | Business thoughts, Inventory, News, Opinions, Personal, Trends
For most people, the shared economy (also known as the gig economy) is best illustrated by the Uber and AirBnB concept of crowdsourcing and convenience services based on digital platforms. The technologies and business models supporting these platforms...
by Rob O'Byrne | Sep 15, 2020 | Business thoughts, Career Tips, Logistics Bureau Videos, Supply Chain Education Programs, Videos - Other
We get a lot of questions relating to KPIs than anything else on this blog and on our YouTube channel so here are some useful tips for that and hope you find this useful for your supply chain KPIs preparation. Do not have too many Do not go overboard to a 100-pager...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jul 15, 2020 | Business thoughts, HR / People, Leadership
I think every Business needs a purpose. There needs to be something ‘bigger’ than just sales, hitting profit targets or whatever. Does your Business have a purpose? Does it resonate with you? I was recently asked to articulate ours, and stumbled a bit...
by Rob O'Byrne | Mar 4, 2020 | Business thoughts, News
Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. And, according to some...
