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Top Supply Chain Terms Every Professional Should Know (2026)
1. Supply Chain Orchestration The coordination of end-to-end supply chain activities across multiple systems, partners, and tiers — often enabled by AI and digital platforms. 👉 Moves beyond visibility into real-time…
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The Batching Trap: Why Waiting to Return Items for Repair Bloats Supply Chain Inventory
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In complex supply chains, every decision about how materials flow impacts availability, cost, and responsiveness. One deceptively simple practice…
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Warehouse capacity modelling is the process of calculating and simulating how much storage space and throughput a warehouse can handle, under different operational and layout scenarios, to ensure it can meet demand efficiently. It’s used in both designing new facilities and optimising existing ones.
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM Here’s a structured overview: 1. Core Objectives Determine maximum storage capacity (by SKU, pallet, carton, or unit) Assess throughput…
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Paul Salmon FCILT is Chair of the CILT Defence Forum and the DE&S Logistics Profession Bodies Ambassador. A Chartered Fellow of CILT, CMI, and ISCM, Paul leads efforts to professionalise Defence logistics, championing CPD, chartered recognition, and stronger industry partnerships. He is a published thought leader, conference speaker, and award-winning advocate for supply chain innovation, data-driven decision-making, and resilience. With a background in both operational delivery and strategic transformation, Paul works across Defence to improve forecasting, inventory management, and supply chain integration. He is passionate about inspiring the next generation of logisticians through outreach, mentoring, and professional engagement. (Any views expressed are my own and are not those of UK defence )
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Top Supply Chain Terms Every Professional Should Know (2026)
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Then and Now: How the Skills of a Supply Chain Manager Have Transformed
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The 72-Hour Problem: Why Slow Decisions Break Supply Chains
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The Supply Chain Resilience Cheat Sheet
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MTTR: The Hidden Metric in Defence Supply Chains
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