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Ken Ackerman, a noted
logistics professional and writer, made several comments recently that
raise provocative questions about the relationship between the growing
popularity of supply chain concepts and logistics - namely, how are
they different, and is it time for the former to replace the latter?
We contend that they are different enough to be recognized individually, and, yet, are so tightly interwoven that they should not be considered separately.
In the Beginning That the thing we now call logistics exists at all is rooted in fundamental disconnects between sources of demand and sources of supply. There have historically been significant gaps - no, chasms - between market demands and supply capabilities.
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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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