When an organization is trying to implement a systematized inventory management process or trying to improve the one that is already in place, the real life tactical question arises as to what the functions of this process should be and who should do what on a day-to-day basis. The following list offers one way to [...]

Adolescence is the developmental phase between childhood and adulthood characterized by rapid changes in physical, psychosocial, moral, and cognitive growth. There are 3 stages of adolescence: early (11-13 years), mid (14-16 years), and late (>17 years). Each of these stages differs in respect to the developmental milestones your adolescent needs to achieve. Everybody is different, [...]

Supply Chain Management (SCM) as defined by Tom McGuffog is “Maximising added value and reducing total cost across the entire trading process through focusing on speed and certainty of response to the market.” Due to globalization and ICT, SCM has become a tool for companies to compete effectively either at a local level or at [...]

There are many theories about how to manage change. Many come from change management guru, John Kotter, a professor at Harvard Business School. Kotter introduced his eight-step change process in his 1995 book,”Leading Change.”
Step One: Create Urgency
Kotter suggests that for change to be successful, 75% of a company’s management needs to “buy into” the change. [...]

Many of us were put to sleep with the saying, ‘good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite’ as children, but have you ever really thought about what bed bugs were? Bed bugs are not as bad as everyone thinks they are, of course. They don’t carry vicious diseases or imply uncleanliness–bed bugs [...]