Expect The Unexpected: Planning Supply Chain Contingencies For Unpredictable Events
Oct 12, 2015In this week’s post, we explore what is, in many ways, a tougher challenge: planning for unexpected disruptions.
Maria Llamas
Maria Llamas
Maria Llamas is a Project Manager on the Implementation team of TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson. Maria is responsible for leading implementations of Transportation Management System (TMS) with new clients. Maria joined TMC in January 2014 bringing over 15 years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain and International Logistics management roles. Maria’s experience includes work with multinational companies in different industries: Financial Services, Telecommunications, Diversified Industrial Manufacturing, Agrochemical, Wholesale Distribution and Specialty Retail. Maria holds an MBA from Purdue University and a General Management Executive Scholar Certificate from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. Maria is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute (PMI). She volunteers with PMI as advisor/mentor for college students who are working on community outreach projects through non-profit organizations.
Lessons from West Coast Ports Delays: Planning Supply Chain Contingencies for Predictable Events
Jan 26, 2015The first step in developing a contingency plan is deciding what type of event a shipper needs to prepare for. There are two broad types of supply chain disruption events: predictable and unpredictable. We will look at the former in this post.