In the last year (or more), we’ve heard the financial types and newscasters throw around the term “supply chain” like never before. Much of the talk seems to be limited to symptoms and the execution parts of the supply chain (e.g. manufacturing and logistics). While the issues are certainly real, we know there’s a lot […]
World Events Are Raising Questions About Adapting the Structures of Supply Chains – Learnings to Answer Them
We’re starting to hear more about it. Company leaders are asking, “What do we need to do to make sure this doesn’t happen again?” Lost sales, lost opportunities, business closures, re-opens, higher debt loads, high inventory, no inventory, confusing/conflicting government rules, safety protocols, work-at-home, restructuring, layoffs, hiring, supplier and customer issues, internal issues, what is […]
Is AI Good for S&OP?
It’s not a big leap to say that a step change in decision support (if I dare use that gray hair term from the 90’s) is upon us not only for Sales & Operation Planning, but for business intelligence in general. Those of us who really get the power of S&OP will agree these two […]
Prepare Your Supply Chain Before the Hurricane Strikes
As if companies don’t have enough challenges on a day-to-day basis, there are natural disasters to deal with too. After immediate safety and basic needs are met, company leaders need to take care of their stakeholders’ future livelihoods: their company’s abilities to compete and create opportunities. The hurricane season of 2017 will be remembered for […]
Improving the “Middle” of the Supply Chain – Production Planning & Scheduling
The year is moving on and if you haven’t started your improvement initiative yet, you should gear up now to enable sufficient time to make a sustainable impact this year. I’m publishing a series of posts/articles this year on making improvements throughout the supply chain and I’m just moving through it in a front to […]
