Supply chains are extending around the world. It’s easy to lose trust and confidence in the products you purchase and the vendors that supply raw materials, sub-assemblies and finished products. Liability issues and increased scrutiny by government agencies and consumer protection groups make it more critical than ever that sourced products meet your specifications and … Read More
Technology enablement is driving a new way of working. Location data, the web, channel visibility, event/alerting technology to mitigate risk, as well as advanced analytics to allow reasoning and rapid change are part of the current portfolio of technologies. These technologies provide real-time and up-close location-based information to go beyond “directive approaches,” i.e., sending a … Read More
As we approach the end of the calendar year I’d like to comment on what we see as a major trend coming down the road.Our clients are being pushed to reduce costs and streamline their supply chains. In these challenging times, many are looking abroad to identify reliable sources of components, sub assemblies and finished … Read More
There is a significant difference in corporate performance, both in strategic and tactical results, by Companies who take demand management practices seriously. Supply Tech and ChainLink Research are now offering you FREE access, for the next thirty days, to a research report entitled, Demand Management Technology Evaluation. (A $99.00 Value) You will get from this … Read More
Apparently the subject of of improving vendor operations and product output around the world is important and timely (based upon your responses to my recent post) so I’m continuing the down this path. When we set out to assess and then improve a vendor on behalf of one of our clients, we refer to this … Read More
The news is everywhere. Materials costs are increasing in China. There’s a labor shortage in the cities in the southeast and wages are trending upward. And the US government is pressuring the Chinese to revalue their yuan (RMB). Is it time to bail? We don’t think so… It used to be commonplace to realize a … Read More
Green IT and Sustainability Research (GITS Research) has been researching current and best practices in IT Asset Disposition or ITAD. Many followers at Jazdtech.com and Jazdsupplychain.com participated in this study to do their part for green IT. Here are the early findings based on the 175 survey responses to date, as a precursor to the … Read More
Quite often, our clients ask us to determine what’s gone awry with a vendor that has ongoing business with them. Orders may have arrived incomplete, inferior components or materials may have been used, or the merchandise doesn’t meet international certifications. Generally speaking, these events occur as a result of a co-effect: The vendor doesn’t have … Read More
Marked with a Crayon and Cut with an Ax This old engineer’s adage continues to ring true when we review clients’ product requirements. Before we can research, qualify and appoint candidate vendors in Greater China, it’s critical to understand our client’s technical requirements, so we review their designs, drawings and specifications. What we find are … Read More
Identifying best practices in IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) is a critical subject. If Green IT is of interest to you, then you will be able to benefit from a new report being published this fall that will lend some guidance in this area going forward. Bill Lesieur is a research analyst focused on Green IT … Read More
