Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

To align S&OP. As companies transitioned from regional to multi-national organizations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes proliferated. The average company has seven S&OP processes, but a global chemical company averages over 30. Metrics Definition. Businesses are different.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

To align S&OP. As companies transitioned from regional to multi-national organizations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes proliferated. Today, the average company has seven S&OP processes, but a global chemical company averages over 30. The definition is different by company.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2019

A lemming’s population rises and falls. In this blog post, I share quantitative research, mixed with stories, of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Let’s face it folks, we have acted as lemmings over the last decade when it comes to S&OP. Process definition? The Preamble.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

Functional silos define today’s supply chain organization. My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. Inside-out processes assume that the order represents demand, and that the supply chain’s role ends with a perfect shipment. By definition, the silos struggle to align. The silos compete.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. Targets for 2030 Include: Improve freight system efficiency 25 percent by 2030. Let’s start with a definition. I find five common definitions: Tight Integration of Transactional and Planning Data. by 2020. “In

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

It starts with the needs of the customer’s customer and flows through the extended supply network. Demand is seen as a fixed set of numbers, and as a result, the team’s focus is on numbers without understanding the drivers of the markets. As companies and teams mature, the definition of the word “flow” changes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

” Steve’s response was fascinating and enlightening. I related to Steve’s story of death by a thousand cuts. Even though the supply chain today is not dead, it is definitely stuck in neutral and going backwards. 21 versus P&G’s.19 Let’s take the case of Cisco Systems.

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