Talk Radio Comes To The Supply Chain

Hate him or love him, Glenn Beck has hit on something with his "fusion of entertainment and enlightenment" mantra.

The idea of the fusion of human engineering and process engineering may be gaining some traction in our world of supply chain management and the relationships that oil the machinery involved.

Realistically, many people and organizations are good - even brilliant - at creating more innovative and effective supply chain solutions in transportation, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, planning, and information systems.  Others are borderline genius in building relationships among companies and individuals.

Extraordinarily few are good at both.  But, it's the success of transforming people's behaviors and perspectives, of getting organizations filled with disparate personalities and talents aligned around strategies and objectives, and of building and maintaining relationships among customers, suppliers, service providers, and other players in the supply chain that makes all the difference . . . that makes the precious process gains in time, cost, quality, and service levels sustainable over time (not to mention providing a foundation for long-term continuous improvement).

Fusion, not fission, seems to be the word of the day in elevating supply chain performance and enabling supply chain success.