Modern globalized supply chains are complex. Consequently it can be difficult to identify the points of leverage when undertaking initiatives to improve operational outcomes such as customer service, increasing sales or reducing costs.
Alba Blog
Prioritize to Thrive
1 Nov 2011
Patrick Daly explains how he works with his best clients to help them reframe their challenges and to identify those outcomes that will provide the maximum improvement to thier current condition.
Global Models for Organizational Cooperation
20 Oct 2011
Companies involved in global supply chain operations face a step change in the complexity, uncertainty, and risk that they face.
Podcast: The 3 Biggest Failures in Supply Chain Strategy
20 Sep 2011
Failure in the formulation and execution of supply chain strategy can strike organizations at different levels between the development of the strategy and the roll out of capabilities on the front line.
Strategy Implementation a View From the Trenches
30 Aug 2011
Strategy implementation ineffective? Managers of functions and departments at loggerheads with each other? What is the cause of this and how can it be resolved?
Press Release
19 Aug 2011
Alba Consulting joins new global consulting group providing dramatic and diverse capabilities worldwide.
Fleet Management Systems: Trends in the Middle East
12 Aug 2011
Nadia Khan of Logistics Middle East Magazine in the UAE interviews Patrick Daly, principal of Alba Consulting on trends in Fleet Management Systems in the Middle East.
The 80:20 Rule
26 Apr 2011
The 80:20 Rule, the Law of the Vital Few or the Principle of Factor Sparsity states that for many events 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Why is this so? Why is it important? What are the implications? Well let’s see.
Warehousing in Manufacturing
23 Nov 2010
Warehouses that support manufacturing operations have a number of peculiarities that set them apart and present special challenges to the task of design, organization and management of these facilities.
CILT and Alba Consulting Dublin Seminar Warehouse Design 9 December 2010
22 Oct 2010
We are delighted to present this seminar on best practice warehouse design for manufacturing and distribution in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Dublin.
Useful Links
Resources
Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport
The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (C.I.L.T.) is the professional body for those engaged in logistics and all modes of transport.
Visit this site: Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport
National Institute for Transport and Logistics
Supported through the National Development Plan, NITL provides training and education, consultancy services and leading research in Supply Chain Management.
Visit this site: National Institute for Transport and Logistics
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is an association for individuals involved in supply chain management. CSCMP provides educational, career development, and networking opportunities and the website containes many valuable resour
Visit this site: The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
The Institute of Industrial Engineers
IIE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, nonprofit association that
Visit this site: The Institute of Industrial Engineers
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)
ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, provides invaluable resources related to the specific requirements related to equipment and systems destined for use in the pharmaceutical sector particularly in relatioin to validation......
Visit this site: The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)
Warehouse Education and Research Council
The Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC) focuses on practical operations within the context of strategic global matters like technology, globalization, infrastructure, workforce management and legislation.
Visit this site: Warehouse Education and Research Council
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