Time Management (or lack there of) is something that everyone struggles with. In our culture today people feel a sense of accomplishment when they list off all the tasks that they have to do in single day. Seemingly that the more stress you have the more successful you are. Being busy has become the new normal for everyday and everyone. What ends up happening is that no matter the task there is a reason: I couldn't get "this" done because I am so busy doing "that." The excuse

Last month I discussed the Perfect Order and the concept of this composite Key Performance Indicator, or KPI, that enables a performance measurement that spans across functional silos in your organization. The measurement requires multiplying the results of 3 individual metrics together to achieve a single KPI. Although the composition may vary, the most common components of the Perfect Order are fill rate, on time delivery and accuracy. These data elements need to be measure

Often times to get ideas outside the bubble of distribution and supply chain that we mostly operate within, I read about innovations in other industries, watch TED talks, read books from professors and mad scientists, and so on. You know, the robot that allows cows to milk themselves when they would like - https://www.lely.com/us/solutions/milking/astronaut-a5/. Sometimes it's just an interesting read or fascinating concept that keeps me pursuing new ideas and challenging the

Our most valuable assets, or our biggest cost? How many times have you picked up a journal to read a CEO talking about why their company is as successful as it is. Nine out of ten times the CEO will state the secret to success as being the employees. We would love to ask those same CEOs about the companies employee turnover rate. It is surprising how many companies don’t know the answer to that question. If employees are the most valuable asset, why are you not tracking tur

April 2019 is the National Safety Council’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month. This annual campaign seeks to expand awareness on the risks of distracted driving, provide resources for drivers and employers, and make roadways safer by promoting the #justdrive pledge. According to the National Safety Council, nine drivers are killed and 100 drivers are injured each day due to distracted driving incidents. Furthermore, according to the Centers for Disease Control, vehicular cra