A look at what we found interesting in the supply chain and logistics news on social during January, February, and March.
Ready to get back into action? We hope you had a relaxing holidays, & hope everyone has a #happynewyear — We all return with the positive news of the continued manufacturing upturn at the end of 2021 (IHS/CIPS survey) ⇢ https://t.co/YDt9sZNV9H
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) January 5, 2022
A recent @davidshrigley artwork which neatly chimes with Acorn's own philosophy. #oem #logistics #supplychain #ukmfg pic.twitter.com/jO3zpFl7EX
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) January 13, 2022
Most popular actions for overcoming medium-term supply chain issues align with Acorn's advice right at the start of the pandemic/Brexit realignment. More can be done with specialist #supplychain advice. Let's keep improving. #ukmfg ⇢ https://t.co/IIx0AAdvL0 pic.twitter.com/XUgp9eFmpI
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) January 26, 2022
"Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing solutions."
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) February 7, 2022
⇢ #supplychainwisdom from the legendary Taiichi Ohno who brought the Toyota Production System model to #scm pic.twitter.com/4hemILQVrY
"Without logistics the world stops" — Dave Waters, #supplychainwisdom
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) February 11, 2022
We couldn't agree more. We're proud to facilitate logistics for UK critical manufacturers. ⇢ https://t.co/KuJyYK9lCj#b2bquotes #scm #oem pic.twitter.com/aVBbSamggu
"You don’t want to negotiate the price of simple things you buy every day." Jeff Bezos — Founder/CEO, Amazon. #wisewords Acorn take care of your direct line feed & component supply ⇢ https://t.co/bYjGNSMNYz #supplychainwisdom #b2bquotes #oem #scm #supplychain #quotes #logistics pic.twitter.com/lf9iZ6z0cw
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) February 14, 2022
"Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave." Eli M Goldratt — Author, The Goal. #supplychainwisdom
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) February 16, 2022
⇢ We work with you on effective inventory analysis & planning https://t.co/UnRWF7cwpR#b2bquotes #oem #scm #supplychain #quotes #logistics pic.twitter.com/eneNRrJsP9
"What we will not do is stand still, or turn a blind eye to problems, in our supply chain" Tim Cook — CEO, Apple. #supplychainwisdom ⇢ Make sure your logistics align with company strategy: https://t.co/W1nRuamP7a#apple #b2bquotes #oem #scm #supplychain #quotes #logistics pic.twitter.com/nr8CjTzEND
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) March 4, 2022
"Leaders win through logistics." Tom Peters — Management thinker.#supplychainwisdom
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) March 7, 2022
⇢ Use a 3-step approach to transform your SCM: https://t.co/B01BnDYf98
.#supplychainquotes #b2bquotes #oem #scm #supplychain #quotes #logistics pic.twitter.com/VtoL12qxFL
"Amateurs discuss tactics. Professionals talk logistics." — Napoleon Bonaparte.
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) March 9, 2022
⇢ Make your efforts count & take your manufacturing to the next level: https://t.co/18X442RSUx#supplychainwisdom #b2bquotes #oem #scm #supplychain #quotes #logistics pic.twitter.com/edK9V8UsC0
"The line between disorder and order lies in logistics." — Sun Tzu #supplychainquotes
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) March 11, 2022
⇢ Improve visibility, align your processes, get better planning & control: https://t.co/SdamTDjCyW#supplychainwisdom #b2bquotes #oem #scm #supplychain #quotes #logistics pic.twitter.com/QTL4ERDFjA
Are you doomsday prepping? Good article by @UNAGPO on how many businesses have defaulted from best practice JIT ‘just-in-time’ to JIC ‘just-in-case’: https://t.co/3NaAyBjkd6 » It doesn’t have to be this way with the right logistics partner… pic.twitter.com/ioEN26CRKX
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) March 18, 2022
CBI latest: Strong manufacturing order books (+26% in March) and output volumes (+30% expected for next 3 months), but costs pressure with geopolitical situation and headwind off of Pandemic, etc. #ukmfg performing well despite adverse current climate ⇢ https://t.co/0LB8u9we4Y
— Acorn IC (@Acorn_IC) March 24, 2022
