Supply chain decisions, worked through with numbers, in eight guides
Written for people building a case they'll need to defend. Each guide stands alone — start with whichever matches the decision in front of you.
The Supply Chain Numbers That Actually Matter
The handful of figures behind almost every inventory and procurement decision — explained in the order you'll actually need them — the direct answer on supply chain numbers that matter.
Read the guide →Reorder Point and Safety Stock, Worked Through With a Real Example
A full worked example of reorder point and safety stock calculation, including where the max-demand method breaks down.
Read the guide →Inventory Carrying Cost: What the Percentage Actually Hides
Carrying cost is usually quoted as a single percentage. Here's what's inside it, why it varies so much, and what it means for a bulk-discount decision.
Read the guide →How to Build a Supplier Scorecard That Survives a Manager's Questions
A weighted supplier scorecard turns a subjective supplier choice into a defensible one — here's how to set the weights and use the output honestly.
Read the guide →Dual Sourcing and Nearshoring: Resilience Without Excess Caution
Concentration risk is invisible until it isn't. Here's how to think about dual sourcing and nearshoring without either ignoring the risk or overspending on it — the direct answer on dual sourcing nearshoring resilience.
Read the guide →Choosing Supply Chain Software Without Sitting Through a Sales Pitch
A shortlist process for supply chain and procurement software that starts from your requirements instead of a vendor's feature comparison chart.
Read the guide →The Supply Chain KPIs That Actually Get Used (And the Ones That Don't)
Most companies track more KPIs than anyone reviews. Here's the small set that tends to actually change decisions, and how to pick the right ones for your industry.
Read the guide →Building the Internal Business Case for a Supply Chain Change
The supply chain changes that get funded are the ones attached to a number a manager already cares about. Here's how to structure that case — the direct answer on building business case supply chain change.
Read the guide →The Supply Chain Decision & Inventory Workbook
Everything on this site compressed into a workbook: the reorder point and safety stock formula worked step by step, the carrying cost breakdown, a blank weighted supplier scorecard, and the business-case structure that tends to get funded.