Remove Freight Remove Procurement Remove S&OP Remove Sourcing
article thumbnail

Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. S&OP is too slow and cannot achieve the needed alignment. Process latency, the time for an organization to make a decision using a traditional S&OP process, is two-to-six weeks. Shift in cycles.

article thumbnail

What Value Are You Getting From Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

Outsourcing–procurement, manufacturing and transportation– decreased visibility and increased data latency. New forms of data–telematics, GPS, weather, sensor data–could help, but these new forms of data do not easily fit into today’s supply chain solutions. 4) S&OP Feasibility.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Our 2020 Top 10 List Part 2!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The site is viewed as a key influencer platform in the arenas of Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement and Management. It is a must read place source for Professionals, Students and Experts alike. The Supply Chain Detective and the Mystery of the S&OP Phantoms. What’s Normal Anyways? All Rights Reserved.

eBook 98
article thumbnail

10 Commandments of Inventory Management

Supply Chain Opz

1) Utilize cross-functional team If you''re an inventory controller and you choose to stay in your cubicle for the whole day, it''s the indication that your inventory management practice is a bit falling behind. The reason is that most people now realize the value of planning practice like Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).

article thumbnail

Defining visibility

Cathy Roberson

Are today’s visibility tools missing something? However, in defense of logisticians, perhaps the definition has evolved over the years thanks to the complexity of today’s supply chains and the adoption of cloud-based systems, AI, and machine learning. Taylor Wilkerson @THWilkerson Forecasting Here’s the thing.

article thumbnail

10 Inventory Management Hacks You Can Do in 10 Days

Supply Chain Opz

1) Utilize cross-functional team If you''re an inventory controller and you choose to stay in your cubicle for the whole day, it''s the indication that your inventory management practice is a bit falling behind. The reason is that most people now realize the value of planning practice like Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).

article thumbnail

Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. That''s why we ask our experts a very simple question " How to improve the operational efficiency in global supply chain?