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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

” Steve’s response was fascinating and enlightening. I related to Steve’s story of death by a thousand cuts. 21 versus P&G’s.19 P&G’s rate of improvement on the Metrics That Matter was lower than the peer group. Let’s take the case of Cisco Systems.

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A River Runs Through It…

Supply Chain Shaman

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. In June we published our new Shaman’s Journal. Each supply chain is unique.

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S&OP: Five Steps to Get Started

Supply Chain Shaman

I will also pen my 95th report for this week’s Supply Chain Insight’s newsletter. It is one that is often asked: “S&OP How Do I Get Started?” ” S&OP: How Do I Get Started? I asked, “Why is S&OP important to your business?”

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today’s populist movement is about new winners and losers. Border crossing(s), port unloading, and global visibility are barriers. Today’s global supply chain has positions open that they cannot fill. In today’s economy, where both are under attack, it requires a different level of leadership.

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Supply Chain Leaders, Chained to Tradition, Face the Whip

Supply Chain Shaman

Each day, the Wall Street Journal features a supply chain failure as front-page news. Focus on tight integration of the budget to supply chain flows in S&OP. ” The assumption that traditional demand planning focused on order patterns or the use of S&OP to understand demand is insufficient.

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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Daily, we see business continuity case studies as headline news in the Wall Street Journal. Inflation is today’s reality. …or long laborious discussions of the differences between Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). Then look at the impact on Macy’s.

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Integrated Planning: Is It Rubbish? Be Careful What You Ask For….

Supply Chain Shaman

…for 8:00 AM strategy meeting(s) with clients.) To use the Barnes example, in this blog post, let’s focus on simplicity. Let’s start with a definition. Companies with a deep focus on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) will often default to this definition. What is integrated planning?