Tools for project management projects
Formal training and software packages are the two major tools used for managing projects throughout industry. Here we discuss a few solutions designed to help project managers, but there are many …

What are logistics?
Every company, no matter how large or small, has to get material into its plant for processing and products out for distribution. The means by which these things happen is logistics. Proper and …

Effective Project Management – Where to start.
There are dozens of theories and methods for producing the best results from a project plan. Brainstorming the initial idea alone offers many methods to follow. The bottom …

Recently, a big ad campaign from UPS featured the word, “logistics.” The catchy tune and cute lyrics like “we love logistics” got at least one thing right: fulfillment of orders and timely delivery has become …

Total Quality Management
Total quality management (TQM) is a managing method that includes every employee in an organization, and makes certain demands of every person from other companies who interact with the organization. When all transactions …

Supply chain management

We don’t always look at every aspect of the supply chain as a chance to improve our companies. Managing product flow tends to produce tunnel vision: companies see the raw materials enter …