From Transactional Contracts to Strategic Partnerships: Introducing Logistics Service Provider Management TRACC
Outsourcing logistics can improve flexibility and efficiency, but contracts and service level agreements alone do not create a high-performing partnership. Organizations also need a clear outsourcing strategy, shared performance expectations, and a structured approach to continuous improvement. CCi’s new Logistics Service Provider Management (LSPM) TRACC helps organizations select, manage and develop third-party logistics providers in […]
Build, Buy, or Partner: Choosing a Continuous Improvement System That Lasts
The debate over whether to build vs. buy a continuous improvement system isn’t new. Operations leaders have always had to decide what’s strategically important enough to own, and where an external solution can create value faster. What’s changed is the pressure. Digitizing continuous improvement across multiple sites is no longer optional for organizations chasing consistency […]
The Missing Middle: Engaging Middle Management on the Continuous Improvement Journey
Ask a group of plant managers where a continuous improvement program breaks down, and most won’t point to the shop floor or the boardroom. They’ll point to the layer in between. Middle managers are the ones translating leadership’s vision into what happens on a Tuesday afternoon, and the frontline takes its lead from them, not […]
Extending Operational Excellence: How to Create Impact Across Your Entire Value Chain
You have run the pilots. Your operational excellence rollout is progressing across sites and functions. Cross-functional alignment is building. And now a genuinely exciting question starts to emerge: what if you could share what you have built with the suppliers, partners, and customers who make up your wider value chain? It is the natural next question, and it is […]
Introducing Lean Supply Chain Fundamentals: In Conversation with CCi’s Rosie Simpson
CCi recently launched Lean Supply Chain Fundamentals (LSCF), a new best practice TRACC for supply chain teams in planning, logistics, and other office-based functions outside the four walls of the factory. In this Q&A, Rosie Simpson, CCi’s Global Head of Consulting, talks about why the LSCF TRACC exists and how it fits into the wider TRACC portfolio. Q: Why this TRACC, and why now? Rosie Simpson: The world of supply […]
High raw material costs: 7 practical strategies to mitigate the impact
Key takeaways June 2026 – Manufacturers have spent the past few years learning to operate in a world where disruption is no longer the exception. It is the baseline. High energy prices, shifting trade policy, and unpredictable raw material costs now shape day-to-day decisions across the supply chain, from the shop floor to the boardroom. The good news […]