The first step in establishing a world class Inventory planning process is to evaluate your existing inventory planning process, technology and analytics capabilities to determine
Month: September 2019
Interaction of Inventory Planning with Other Processes
The main goal of the inventory planning process is to provide the safety and sometimes cycle stock parameters to other planning functions, namely: 1. Production
Five must have skills to have a successful career as a Logistician
Logistics has been redefined in last few years, bringing it to the forefront within the broader Supply Chain umbrella and resulting in a new interpretation
Advantages of Segmenting your Supply Chain
Executives and supply chain leaders face many challenges today in every aspect of their operations and enterprise integration. The following in my opinion are the
Top Supply Chain challenges leaders need to tackle in the Digital Age
It will not be a surprise for anyone when I say that the world around us evolved at the fastest pace in this decade. The
Successful Omnichannel Marketing strategy needs an aligned Supply Chain strategy
The OmniChannel Tsunami Customers in the Digital age have become increasingly mobile and channel-agnostic. There is a constant flux from one channel to another—from online
Five stages of achieving Supply Chain analytics maturity
Developing in-house Supply Chain analytics expertise does not happen overnight We hear about “Smart” Supply Chains and “Self driving” Supply Chains very frequently these days.
Structuring Teams for Supply Chain Transformations: An S&OP Example
Ten Faces of Innovation: The Book The approach suggested in this post is based on a book “Ten faces of innovation” by Tom Kelley and
Five Stages of Disruption: A Digital Supply Chain perspective
“The world’s biggest problems = biggest business opportunities” – Quote from the book “BOLD” by Steven Kotler Any Supply Chain technology will not be “Disruptive”
Role of Digital Supply Chains in Killing the four Ps of Marketing Mix
Four Ps of Marketing Mix are dead….long live the Four Cs of Marketing Mix In his book Marketing 4.0, Marketing Guru Philip Kotler suggests: “In a connected world,
Applications of Blockchain in Supply Chain
Key to effective adoption of any emerging and/or evolving technology is to identify the right use case. This video identifies five opportunity areas where Blockchain
Evaluating your Manufacturing Analytics capabilities
Looking to understand what type of Analytical approaches you should be leveraging for your Manufacturing operations ? This short explainer video gives you a high
Six trends that will impact Procurement in the Digital Age
Introduction Digital supply chains are the future and will present many opportunities for all businesses to tap efficiencies and add value to their products and
Spend Analytics primer for Procurement Managers – I/III
Spend Analytics lays the foundation of your Strategic Sourcing journey and hence it is critical to understand not only what the process is but also
Safety Stock Calculation for Inventory Managers – Part I/ III
Last year I published a book on application of Analytics in Supply Chain domain, print copies of which were distributed to ~70 Supply Chain
What made Logisticians Superheroes of Supply Chains
Logistics has been redefined in last few years, bringing it to the forefront within the broader Supply Chain umbrella and resulting in a new interpretation
Impact of Additive Manufacturing on Supply Chains -I/III
Attached is the first part of recording of my Webinar last week on “Impact of Additive Manufacturing on Supply Chains”. Big thanks to everyone who
