PROFILE
systems to give them an overview of the situation put the military very far ahead of the curve – especially when you consider that it was before people were really even using the internet .
But it wasn ’ t just the technology that helped the Army with the situation – it was also about correctly managing the people involved and harnessing their abilities . After all , it doesn ’ t matter how good your technology is if you don ’ t have the will of individuals to get a job done . One thing that prevails in the RLC , of which we need more in business , is people having a collective sense of purpose and executing on it accordingly . That might mean a last-minute change in roles and responsibilities , but people would step up to the plate with the understanding that , as a collective , they all need to get the job done – and that in itself relates very well to the supply chain in business . Instilling a sense of a mission in employees to get everything to where it needs to be in a timely fashion is crucial .
Of course , the scale isn ’ t as grand and the stakes aren ’ t as high as in a military conflict , but when customer
10 November 2016