From the monthly archives:

September 2010

What is the Beer Game and How Can it Help My Supply Chain?

by George Muha on September 27, 2010

Do you know what The Beer Game is?  Okay, I guess I will agree that tossing ping pong balls across a table into a cup of warm beer is a technically a beer game.  But I am talking about The Beer Game.   The Beer Game, also known as The Beer Distribution Game, is a game [...]

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How to Defend Against “Annual” General Rate Increases

by George Muha on September 20, 2010

In a recent letter, YRC braced its customers for a general rate increase of 5.9% that would be issued is late September.  This will likely have the domino affect to the rest of the LTL carriers out there.  I am not opposed at all to businesses taking increases.  A small increase is justified with health [...]

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The Power of a Supply Chain Strategy

by George Muha on September 1, 2010

I recently finished a book called The New Supply Chain Agenda (2010 Slone, Dittmann & Mentzer) which was written by former big box supply chain managers and University of Tennessee professors.  The book sites a direct linkage to supply chain excellence and shareholder value/profits.  It also outlines five steps companies can take to achieve supply [...]

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