Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 9, 2024
How Do You Define Excellence? In retrospect, I find that technology is an enabler, but only if we are clear on what defines supply chain excellence. Many believe that an ex-supply chain exec knows the definition of supply chain excellence. You will seldom see them on an event stage. I admit it. Lora was as well.
Logistics Bureau
DECEMBER 4, 2023
So, rather than get overly prescriptive, I’ll use this blog post to highlight some companies that have achieved success through excellence in inventory management , and outline some of the most effective elements of their strategies. Another takeaway is the importance of warehouse layout as an enabler for inventory management excellence.
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AIMMS
MAY 4, 2016
Getting buy-in agreement and changing your company culture to embrace analytics is often more difficult. A Supply Chain Analytics Center of Excellence (COE) can help you start off with the right team structure, engage the right stakeholders and put you on the right path to implementation. How do you get buy-in and agreement?
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Executing an event in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. The question is, “Why? Lockdowns and Disbelief.
AIMMS
MAY 4, 2016
Getting buy-in agreement and changing your company culture to embrace analytics is often more difficult. A Center of Excellence (COE) can help you start off with the right team structure, engage the right stakeholders and put you on the right path to implementation. How do you get buy-in and agreement? Business understanding.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The secondary problem is the lack of definition of process requirements and a buying team that cannot see past simple MRP/MRP II/DDMRP requirements. Each year, we ask attendees to rate the event based on a 1-5 score (with five being the best). This is our ninth year of the event and achieving an overall rating between 4.7-4.9
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Was it that Kraft was not clear in its definition of supply chain excellence (which was true) or not clear on how to best use the system (which was also true)? As for MEIO, I was excited to see some innovation in the space, but the creativity was short-lived. What has changed are brief innovation periods to create better engines.
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