Supply Excellence — Supply Management Cliches: The List Continues

Supply Management Cliches: The List Continues

September 21st, 2007 · by Tim Minahan · No Comments · supply management

Last month’s diatribe on the industry’s most used and abused supply management terms sparked much debate. To date, I have received more than 50 contributions from readers that were all-too eager to add their own cliches to the list. (Although, truth be told, many need to brush up on the definition of cliche.)

I hope this list continues to grow. In the interim, I wanted to make good on my promise to let Supply Excellence readers vote for their favorite supply management term or phrase. (Or, in this case, vote for your least favorite term, may be more appropriate.)

While reader-contributed cliches are too numerous to list in a single blog post, you can view and vote on the full list here. Some of my personal favorites include:

Two-by-two matrix (or just “two by two”)
Rightsize
Quick Hit
World-class
Cost avoidance
Go back and sharpen your pencils
What’s the value proposition?
Put some skin in the game
You play Bad Cop, I’ll play Worse Cop.

Vote for your favorite overused supply management term or add your own to the list here. I will keep a running tally of the findings and publish updates to the list periodically.

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