About us
Our Vision
BUSINESSES RUN BEST: When the links in a supply chain are resilient and consistently tested, operations flow seamlessly. ENLIGHTEN SUPPLY CHAIN leverages its extensive experience and innovative solutions to strengthen these critical connections, ensuring your business stays resilient and efficient.
SUPPLY CHAINS MUST BE IN SYNCH: Many organizations believed they had a strong supply chain, but the pandemic showed the truth, and companies saw the impact of inventory running out or piling up. Partners learned the critical need for collaboration.
THE CONSUMER DRIVES THE SUPPLY CHAIN: The customer experience is the final measure for supply chain success, and consumer actions drive the stocking decisions that are integral to a successful experience, yet most leaders report their focus is on cost, not service.
SUPPLY CHAINS MUST BE DYNAMIC: Being resilient requires foresight and the ability to adjust to customer needs while being perceptive to disruptions around the world.
STRATEGIC SOURCING MUST CONSIDER SUPPLY RISK: Cost is important, but cost focused decisions expose organizations to primary sources which are unable to provide contingency supply. Secondary and tertiary supplier strategies are imperative to provide depth and agility.
COVID-19 VACCINES CAUSED AMNESIA: As the pandemic unfolded, the world understood “supply chain”. The term received the award for the most frequently used words in 2020. “Supply Chain” was the punch line of sitcoms and comics, and the easy button for an out-of-stock excuse. Vaccinated, the world moved into 2023, and the shortages and surpluses became a memory. Earnings announcements and profit goals have replaced the focus on service and rigorous supply networks
IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN: A dock strike affecting the east coast ports was threatened in 2024, and company leaders were again awakened to understand how supplies get into their warehouse, and the critical need for contingency planning. What’s next?
REALITY REQUIRES CONSTANT PLANNING: Supply Chain is not something that can be given occasional attention. All firms monitor their sales daily, but many firms have no measure of supply chain health. Supply Chain needs constant leadership. It needs a well understood strategy and investment, it needs processes, and it must have people who are passionate about its success.
Supply & Demand, Scarcity & Surplus, these are the ying and the yang of supply chain management. We will face these forces forever.
Don’t face them alone!