The Supply Chain Doctor

Any friend of the APICS body of knowledge will be familiar with the Extended Enterprise. APICS discusses the supply chain maturity or evolution model going from stage 1 multiple dysfunction to stage 4 extended enterprise. The main emphasis is organizations need to work beyond their operational boundaries by sharing and collaborating with trading partners. The stage 4, extended enterprise is just that, when at least one business process goes beyond the boundary of the individual corporation. As I did more research into the history of the supply chain evolution concept I ran across an article, ‘Strategic Control in the Extended Enterprise’, from Jan 1993 written by Dr. Benn Konsynski. What I can gather this is one of if not the very first reference to the extended enterprise.0:00 About the podcast1:00 About Benn1:45 Benn, about the article3:00 The extended enterprise, a way to thinking4:30 The early days of computing4:40 Earlier writings5:15 EDI5:45 Trust, sharing, commitment6:45 TDCC Standards7:10 Harbinger/Priminous, EDI over the internet8:00 Crypto currencies & block chain8:30 50 years of computing, Explorer Scouts9:10 Standard Oil of Indiana10:20 Transforming what is possible11:15 Supply Chain, planning not to move assets11:40 Supply Chain is asset management and event management11:50 We move things to make them still12:15 The smart supply chain13:00 Visibility of assets in motion13:45 Stage 2 of the internet development14:00 Military, Researchers, Librarians, Gopher Space, Tim Burners-Lee14:45 1995; a pivot point and business revolution15:25 Bill Gates, The Road Ahead15:50 A first, Netscape IPO17:20 No charge to SOBs17:40 Yahoo. I could have been rich!18:25 AT&T, Dennis Hayes, communications19:35 Vint Cerf, TCP/IP20:15 What’s next? AI, Augmented Reality, Cognitive Computing21:10 Intera Solutions21:50 Tesco, NuBridges, Liaison Technologies22:35 SOBs23:55 Twitter; SOB World24:50 Never grow up. I’ve seen a lot of old young people25:15 Still teaching. Privacy in the Digital Age 26:30 Appcology @ Emory27:00 How you think is more important than what you know28:05 Yesterday’s Tomorrows28:50 Apple ATG29:20 Drones30:30 90% of airplane landing incidents have an element of pilot error31:30 The case for autonomous automobiles (37,000 deaths)32:10 Zipline. Rwanda32:30 Google Loon. Internet for all33:00 UPS33:35 TEDx Emory, Feb 15, 202035:00 Hack ATL36:30 The Beer Game38:00 Career advice. Remix. A portfolio of skills. YOLO.39:50 Think.Code.Make, From nubes to nerds40:45 The case for liberal arts42:10 The future: Reallocating decision rights and authorities42:45 The Four Stages of Supply Chain Maturity@SupplyChainDr#SupplyChainDoctor

Slotting in the warehouse should be a tool in every warehouse managers arsenal. Whether you are doing it formally with the help of technology, or informally through trial and error, and Excel, it holds the potential to increase your pick labor productivity from 10-30%.An interview with Iralyn HerderIralyn Herder, MEng | LinkedIn

Ken Ackerman has been active in logistics and warehousing management for his entire career. Before entering the consulting field, he was chief executive of Distribution Centers, Inc., a public warehousing company which is now part of Exel Logistics USA. In 1980, Ackerman sold the company and joined the management consulting division of Coopers & Lybrand. In 1981, he formed the Ackerman Company, a management advisory service. Ken is editor and publisher of Warehousing Forum, a monthly subscription newsletter. His newest books are Lean Warehousing and Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management, both published in 2007. His other recent publications include Auditing Warehouse Performance and Warehousing Tips. Harvard Business Review published “Making Warehousing More Efficient,” co-authored with Professor Bernard J. LaLonde. The New York Times published his bylined article “Just In Time, Right For Retail.” He is the author of numerous other articles dealing with warehousing and management.

John Hill was a pioneering officer of automatic data collection, material handling and supply chain systems firms with over 100 successful AIDC (bar code, radio frequency identification), material handling equipment and warehouse, labor and transportation management information systems deployments. I met John many years ago when he was doing a data collection/WMS road show promoting the benefits of real-time data collection and product tracking. Mr. Hill died in April 2024 having lived a long life and leaving an imprint on the supply chain industry. This is a refresh of an interview I did with John circa 2020.

In part 1 and 2 we learned about Dr. Speh growing up and getting into academia as a career . In this session we continue to learn about Speh the person, hear some of his life lessons, and learn about the outgrowth of logistics from marketing. Article he would write today: “How do you create and foster the relationships needed to enable effective supply chain management.” Getting involved with associatons Development of the Warehousing Research Center and Miami University (1987) CSCMPs definition of Supply Chain Management

In part 1 we learned about Dr. Speh growing up and getting into academia as a career. In this session we continue to learn about Speh the person, hear some of his life lessons, and learn about the outgrowth of logistics from marketing. - The impact on people - The Warehouse Costs Model, and OG document - It was a great ride - Be a good role model - He is probably my best friend - The area of industrial marketing was taught poorly and was boring - The scope of SCM can be overwhelming - Think of SCM as a form of evolution

Dr. Tom Speh was an OG in the supply chain field. Learn a bit more about him in this session. - Born and raised in Cleveland OH, 1944 - Thank you for safe parents - Not a motivated student - Highschool does not have to shape your future. - But having mentors can help your career - Case Western Reserve (Father) - Idols were Jim Brown (arguably one of the best greatest players in NFL history) and Rocky Colavito (a popular Cleveland Indian at the time) - Michigan State - University of Alabama could have been the academic logistics hub. Same with Oklahoma. - The influence of James Alford Constantin, Jr. and Morris Mayer, Univ Alabama (deceased 2008)

John (Tom) Mentzer, was the UT Knoxville Chancellor’s Professor and Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics. Mentzer taught at UT for more than 30 years. He received his master’s degree in marketing and a doctorate degree in both marketing and logistics from Michigan State. He taught at Virginia Tech for 15 years before he was recruited to Tennessee. Mentzer was one of the country’s leading scholars in marketing and logistics strategy. His research focused on the contribution of marketing and logistics to customer satisfaction and strategic advantage in supply chains; the application of computer decision models to marketing, logistics and forecasting; and the management of the sales forecasting function. He published more than 190 papers and articles, and nine books. Mentzer was recognized in 1996 as one of the five most prolific authors in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and in 1999, as the most prolific author in the Journal of Business Logistics. He was awarded the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award in 2001.

John (Tom) Mentzer, was the University of Tennessee (UT) Knoxville Chancellor’s Professor and Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics. Mentzer taught at UT for more than 30 years. He received his master’s degree in marketing and a doctorate degree in both marketing and logistics from Michigan State. He taught at Virginia Tech for 15 years before he was recruited to Tennessee. Mentzer was one of the country’s leading scholars in marketing and logistics strategy. His research focused on the contribution of marketing and logistics to customer satisfaction and strategic advantage in supply chains; the application of computer decision models to marketing, logistics and forecasting; and the management of the sales forecasting function. He published more than 190 papers and articles, and nine books. Mentzer was recognized in 1996 as one of the five most prolific authors in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and in 1999, as the most prolific author in the Journal of Business Logistics. He was awarded the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award in 2001

John (Tom) Mentzer, was the University of Tennessee (UT) Knoxville Chancellor’s Professor and Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics. Mentzer taught at UT for more than 30 years. He received his master’s degree in marketing and a doctorate degree in both marketing and logistics from Michigan State. He taught at Virginia Tech for 15 years before he was recruited to Tennessee. Mentzer was one of the country’s leading scholars in marketing and logistics strategy. His research focused on the contribution of marketing and logistics to customer satisfaction and strategic advantage in supply chains; the application of computer decision models to marketing, logistics and forecasting; and the management of the sales forecasting function. He published more than 190 papers and articles, and nine books. Mentzer was recognized in 1996 as one of the five most prolific authors in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and in 1999, as the most prolific author in the Journal of Business Logistics. He was awarded the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award in 2001