Designing a supply chain based on historical data is folly: when it comes to supply chain logistics, what worked yesterday isn’t likely to work tomorrow. The only constant is change. Plans for distribution networks, facilities, supply sourcing, transportation modes, material handling – the works – must be made with an eye on the future and the flexibility to respond to changes and challenges as they occur.

But how can you do that? The secret is to plan for, and build to, the future state. It’s like Wayne Gretzky said about hockey: it’s about skating “to where the puck is going to be.” (It’s infinitely more complicated than that, but, in another sense, it’s that simple.)

And how do you know “where the puck is going to be?” It’s about 5% vision, 10% analytical thinking and 85% experience. At The Progress Group, we’ve helped a long list of successful companies get into position to win the supply chain game with:

- Long-term, customer-focused solutions.
- Analytical modeling of networks, facilities and inventories that will support the strategic process with better comprehension of the variables and risks, and greater confidence in the solution and transition plan.
- Planning and executing the interim steps that will get you there.

For more information, contact: Bruce Strahan, 770-804-9920, bstrahan@theprogressgroup.com

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