Top Talent Articles of 2015
Recruiting and retaining top talent is one of the largest issues the supply chain faces today. Fronetics counts down the top talent articles of 2015.
Pet Food Industry Supply Chain Challenge
Entrants to the market need to understand the barriers to entry and problems with management and transparency within the pet food industry supply chain. This article is part of a series of articles written by MBA students and graduates from the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. The pet food industry is a market that boasts
Supplier Scorecards: Tracking Supplier Performance
This article is part of a series of articles written by MBA students and graduates from the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. Regularly tracking your relationship with your suppliers and their performance toward your expectations is critical to ensure the success of your business. One mechanism for tracking this is the supplier scorecard. A
The GM Recall and the Supplier Relationship
This article is part of a series of articles written by MBA students and graduates from the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. By now we have all heard the story of GM’s faulty ignition switches that are being linked to thirteen deaths and thirty one front-end collisions. The ignition switches in car models: Chevy
Thank You: Two Powerful Words
Thank you: Two Powerful Words I have two young children. One of the values in which I am trying to instill is that of graciousness. A couple weeks ago I sat down with my daughter so that we could write thank you notes for the gifts she received for her third birthday. My five-year old
Network your face off: Why networking is essential
Kathryn Minshew, founder and CEO of The Muse and The Daily Muse, began a piece for the Harvard Business Blog Network with this sage advice: “Network Your Face Off.” The truth and value of this statement cannot be underestimated. Here are 5 reasons why networking is essential and why connections matter. 1. The larger the network the larger
Twitter for Business: Why you should take the plunge
Not too long ago I did not use Twitter and I relished being able to say that I had never sent a Tweet. I believed Twitter was not applicable to me – I don’t follow celebrity gossip and whereabouts, I don’t like the idea of sharing my personal thoughts and experiences with 232 million strangers,
5 things the supply chain industry can learn from Top Gear
Here are five things the supply chain industry can learn from Top Gear. 1. Speed is essential Jeremy Clarkson advises: “Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… That’s what gets you.” For the supply chain industry speed and stagnation can be deadly. PwC’s Global Supply Chain Survey found that industry leaders (financially and operationally) have
How to quit your job (without using interpretive dance)
You hate your job. The hours aren’t right, the work isn’t stimulating, and you feel there are no growth opportunities. Your new hero is Marina Shifrin and you play her epic resignation video over and over again in the hopes that you: 1) can get up the courage to quit, and 2) you can acquire
9 business lessons from Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad, AMC’s award-winning drama, is dark, violent, gritty – and it offers 9 essential business lessons. 1. Don’t cut corners; quality is paramount Look, I like making cherry product, but let’s keep it real, alright? We make poison for people who don’t care. We probably have the most unpicky customers in the world. You
How to Manage Clients Out
Earlier this month I wrote a post for EBN about how to manage your company and clients when the classic 80/20 rule applies. That is, when a small number clients generate 80 percent (or more) of your revenue. In the post, I made the recommendation to manage clients who are not a good fit with
Know your customers better than yoursef
I recently wrapped up a customer engagement that was centered on marketing effectiveness and sales force optimization. Two big words that represent the quality of a company’s message and the successfulness of their sales force. I began the engagement like any other, by looking at the data. The company I was working with had really good