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This week’s limerick (9)

Rating 4.60 out of 5

A lift-truck driver from Belgrave,
made up his own replenish wave.
Filled the aisles with stuff,
thought pickers had enough.
Now they call him congestion Dave.

Are you interested in logistics challenges and how people cope with them? Check out our blog posts on
Supply Chain Execution for thoughts and ideas.

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This week’s limerick (8)

Rating 4.25 out of 5

A finished goods warehouse in Gript
was with batch integration equipped.
So products that flowed
from plant never showed
in the system before it was shipped.

Do you need to let your ERP cope with things like ‘negative inventory balances’ and other anomalies to cover up for lack of real-time integration? Check out our blog posts on  Integration and Automation for thoughts and ideas.

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This week’s limerick (7)

Rating 4.00 out of 5

A package en route from Phuket,
arrival last Monday was set.
But as it ran late
we could only wait
- still do while there’s nothing here yet…

Are you struggling to identify disruptions and ‘non-events’ in your operation? Get some ideas from this blog entry.

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This week’s limerick (6)

Rating 3.33 out of 5

A financial controller from Pool
was certain his accounting could rule.
Thought detail was all
hence he used to call
rear view mirror his ultimate tool…

We’re convinced that running by the numbers can be somewhat dangerous, but you still need to ensure you can get to the right level of detail – check out this article on Supply Chain Metrics.

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