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It seems irrelevant to talk about growth and expansion when cable news assures us daily that the end of the economy as we know it is fast approaching. Truth is, some – maybe many – companies and industries are doing just fine, thank you, in this difficult period. So, they’ve got to face up to planning for growth – big growth, fast growth.
The, there’s the phenomenon of what CSCMP’s Rick Blasgen calls the “post-recession rally.” His point is that, when the overall economy rebounds, it’s likely to be both fast and comprehensive – and that distribution operations are going to have to gear up to handle pent-up demand, not missing a beat in the customer service equation.
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Bruce Strahan is a Partners in The Progress Group, Inc., an international supply chain and logistics consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta. He lead the Supply Chain and Manufacturing practice groups for TPG. Bruce did his graduate work at Georgia Tech, and was previously a Manager in Coopers & Lybrand’s SysteCon division. He may be reached at
770-804-9920 or bstrahan@theprogressgroup.com
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