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As I write this, sitting in the airport in Narita Japan, reflecting on a great trip to Tokyo, I’m struck by how different and similar things are all at the same time. Here at the airport for example, people are speaking different languages, the signs are …
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Reason #1: Offshoring without getting the full picture Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. In a series of blog posts, I’ll outline these issues and …
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Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Over the next several weeks, I’ll outline these …
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Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Over the next several weeks, I’ll outline these issues and discuss some ideas around how to avoid these practices. You …
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I’ve had the opportunity over the past few weeks to investigate how many companies perform their Master Planning practices, and in the process do a pile of thinking about the Master Scheduling role. My conclusion is that if your company is running …
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A colleague and I started our morning off with a coffee and a conversation about integrating EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) into MPS ( Master Production Scheduling ). In no time at all we were debating between lean versus EOQ. While each approach has its …
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Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Best Ottawa Business Awards in Ottawa, Canada where Kinaxis was recognized for Deal of the Year and as an Outstanding Company. As an Ottawa headquartered company and a business that has been very successful …
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Trevor Miles and I have been having a healthy discussion on the Internet of Things and how these technology changes are shaping the way we work. Part 1: SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change Part 2: Will the Internet of Things (IoT) Help Eliminate …
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Trevor Miles and I have been having a healthy discussion on the Internet of Things and how these technology changes are shaping the way we work. Part 1: SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change Part 2: Will the Internet of Things (IoT) Help Eliminate …
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Last week, Trevor Miles wrote " SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change " and it made me recall the dozen or so articles I've read recently on the Internet of Things (IoT) . I find that most have a similar opening - 30 billion or so devices will be …
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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="At Last! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"] [/caption] It’s the end of my first four weeks as a Kinaxian (aka Kinaxis employee), and you can queue the nightclub lullaby sung so warmly by Etta James. This …
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I just finished a great book called ‘David and Goliath’ by Malcolm Gladwell. The book references the story about two men, Goliath from the Philistines and David from the Israelites in the days of the Old Testament in ancient Palestine. As most of you …