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โ๏ธ The Power of Streamlining
We often come across long, meaningful lists on social media โ thoughtful, well-intentioned, and... a bit overwhelming. Take the example...

Fiona Chen
Jun 20, 20252 min read
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๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฎโงธ๐ฏ
๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฎ:ย Lower or much lower project profits than expected Either itโs a project for delivering big volume of products as they are or...

Fiona Chen
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐น assists company leaders this wayโฆย
We know excellent individual instrument players can already โdisplayโ very well the spirit of a musical piece.ย Why is a conductor...

Fiona Chen
Nov 24, 20242 min read
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๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญโงธ๐ฏ
๐๐๐ฌ๐ย ๐ญ: Storage/Demurrage Bills A company had been paying storage/demurrage bills for almost 80%+ of seafreight shipments. ๐ฆ Whoโs...

Fiona Chen
Nov 21, 20241 min read
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The negative bits of supply chain/operations, the erosion to a companyโs financial health
๐น We know inflation can erode our wealth if just leave the money in the bank.ย So weโd invest in something like property, stock, or other...

Fiona Chen
May 2, 20242 min read
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Duty costs and Suppliers mapping
1๏ธโฃ Duty costs sanity check Ever wondered if you have been paying duty costs where you donโt need to? The following chart illustrates the...

Fiona Chen
Mar 25, 20242 min read
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Another weakness with many companies' supply chain
-ย ย "One radish, one pit" The set-up has many positive meanings: โฆย Providing psychological safety to employees โฆย Structured stability for...

Fiona Chen
Mar 5, 20242 min read
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Building a solid supply network
-ย ย As solid as a diamond, : ) When a company just starts out, we focus on getting the product market fit. One supplier or single line...

Fiona Chen
Feb 28, 20241 min read
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The Evolution Theories
In addition to Darwin's theory of Evolution, there is also Symbiosis theory, or Gaia hypothesis. The former is the basis of the widely...

Fiona Chen
Feb 21, 20241 min read
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The Supply Chain That Matters
- Making the Core Solid Supply chain is a broad term. The global shipping line network, parcel deliveries, cold chain, other industries'...

Fiona Chen
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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Two sides of the Coin - Profits
๐๐ป๐ผ๐ย ๐๐ต๐ฒย ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐นย ๐ผ๐ณย ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟย ๐ฆ๐ As we know to achieve profits, we can aim to vigorously boost sales, and on the...

Fiona Chen
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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Do we worry about 'Circular Economy' during difficult times? 02
- Making an informed decision Following the first part of this topic, Circular economy for many companies is something of a top-up...

Fiona Chen
Jan 18, 20241 min read
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Seize the day/week, for the big year ahead
- Small solid actions leading to big results Very often we could have many plans, but the results were very different to what had been...

Fiona Chen
Jan 16, 20242 min read
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โจ Greetings โจ
Very thankful for the kindness, support, acceptance as well as knowledge given to me during the year and in the past! To return, to...

Fiona Chen
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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Design for Success - Change Management
Recently I was invited by LinkedIn to contribute to an article about Change Management. Quite comments there mentioning a big failure...

Fiona Chen
Dec 19, 20232 min read
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Do we worry about 'Circular Economy' during difficult times? 01
- The Paradox Si-fictions often feature a similar plot where future people travel back in time to change things happening in the older...

Fiona Chen
Dec 8, 20231 min read
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Supply Chain Management, Could Be an Art
An art, something requires exquisite craftsmanship, creativity and science to generate impressive results, that can be felt by people. We...

Fiona Chen
Dec 4, 20232 min read
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10K Offer, May lead you to very different supply chain
We think Australian companies should enjoy ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ supply chain as humans enjoy the support of their spines. Such supply chain...

Fiona Chen
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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Will the Senior Manager be successful, 2/2
if heโs heading the Supply Chain function? (Following the part 1) ๐พ๐๐ the candidate could still fail? A. Supply chain is a practical...

Fiona Chen
Nov 27, 20232 min read
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Will the Senior Manager be successful, if heโs heading the Supply Chain function 1/2?
An impressive interview below. I believe the candidate shall succeed in getting the โSenior Managerโ role. Heโs great at people...

Fiona Chen
Nov 23, 20232 min read
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