Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Lean Manufacturing Security 
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 10, 2017
AGCO was honored to receive the AME 2017 Excellence Award. When her employees kept breaking their tablets on the production floor, Peggy used lean-production thought processes to innovate for new answers. AGCO’s culture of innovation policy deployment enabled employees to pioneer a technology solution for manufacturing.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 14, 2018
For many, mandating SAP is job security for the IT implementation team. A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. When a manufacturing operation is small, MRP data is easily viewed.
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SYSPRO Smarter ERP
MARCH 15, 2023
Manufactures are continuously faced with the challenge of forecasting how much (raw material) to purchase and how much (finished goods) to produce. To manage this delicate balance of demand and supply, manufacturers often use statistical forecasting techniques to predict future demand by looking at historical sales data.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 28, 2015
Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.
OptiProERP
MARCH 16, 2022
That’s why it’s considered one of the top four problems in the manufacturing industry. That isn’t something you can quickly pull together for analysis using Excel or Google sheets. Without accurate forecasting, you are prone to extremes in supply purchases, which can affect relationships with your suppliers.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 12, 2020
Danny Wang is currently the VP of Sourcing and Procurement at Canada Goose with accountability for Direct/Indirect spends and replenishment planning and purchasing. He received his Engineering degree from Queen’s University which led to his initial career in manufacturing and supply chain at Celestica.
Requis
MAY 22, 2020
In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Years ago, I knew that information sharing and the whole supplier-purchaser relationship is one of the most important things in supply chain (I talked about it in Introduction to Supply Chain Management in 1999).
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