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Happy Labor Day! Insights on Building Supply Chain Talent

Supply Chain Shaman

Labor day also signals the end of summer, and for many supply chain leaders the beginning of 2017 strategy discussions and intense S&OP debates to finalize Q3 and Q4 planning. Slow growth and rising costs dominate meeting agendas. Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned.

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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? We agreed to meet on my next trip to Europe. I have done this for seven years.

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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.) ” Their systems were not meeting their expectations. To use the Barnes example, in this blog post, let’s focus on simplicity. Let’s start with a definition. Few implementations of planning connect to procurement and transportation.