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Remember back in the day when planners were planners. Late supply only happened because a buyer forgot to place a PO. Your only worry was to make sure your alarm clock was set. Women wanted to be with you, men wanted to be like you. You could plan your …
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If you attended the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference you may remember the term “VUCA” from the keynote on the first day ( Trevor Miles also wrote a blog post on VUCA here ). It was used to describe today’s supply chain and stands for “Volatility, …
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Is cost containment your main supply chain management goal? If so, do you think you’ve paid a price for taking that approach? Given today’s business climate, I believe those are two valid questions. What’s more, if you think your company--or supply …
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In talking with a number of companies, sales and operations planning seems to be the hot topic. Why is there a such focus today on changing the S&OP processes of yesterday? Much has changed since the early days of S&OP. It seems that overnight the …
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There seems to be a great deal of content posted recently on the subject of S&OP. Analysts are writing about it, providing great information on where Sales and Operations Planning has been and where it is heading. There have been conferences which have …
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There have been some pretty significant revolutions throughout history. The French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and the Chinese cultural revolution – just to name a few. Well, today I’m going to talk about the need for another revolution. A …
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The other day I turned on the news to the headline of Sears Canada closing 59 stores. My thoughts went immediately to images of my mother passing around the Sears catalog as she asked us to mark pages with gift suggestions. That tradition continued with …
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Balancing capacity can be as challenging as walking a tight rope. It’s a fine line between staying balanced or plunging to your death. Not enough capacity and you lose balance when it comes to delivery and customer satisfaction. Too much capacity and you …
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This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting , a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management. It’s our perpetual hobby horse here at Argentus that Supply Chain needs to be doing more as a field to attract young …
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What are your supply chain thoughts when you see this picture? As pictures start to emerge showing the damage caused by the recent string of hurricanes like Harvey and Irma, immediate thoughts go to the safety of the people caught in the path of these …
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Every business plans, but not every business runs as planned. Delays, shortages, quality issues, catastrophic weather events and fluctuating commodity prices are just a few examples of the exhaustive list of worries that will throw plan into disarray. …
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When sacrificing family time becomes the norm Supply planning – to profitably align supply with demand. It sounds like something you could get done during an honest day’s work. As it turns out, it’s not that easy. When I was planning supply, it wasn’t …