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So After Investing $1 Million+ in Systems, Why Are We Making Important Decisions from Spreadsheets?
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So After Investing $1 Million+ in Systems, Why Are We Making Important Decisions from Spreadsheets?

Better Use of ERP / Systems, Capacity & Labor Planning, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, ERP & Technology, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning

So After Investing $1 Million+ in Systems, Why Are We Making Important Decisions from Spreadsheets?

Every CFO seems to wonder why they spend millions on ERP upgrades yet critical decisions seem to boil down to spreadsheets.

admin2025-01-02T18:13:15-08:00December 21, 2024|Categories: Better Use of ERP / Systems, Capacity & Labor Planning, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, ERP & Technology, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: automation, business consulting, business process, capacity planning, data analytics, data integrity, ERP, inventory management, MRP, planning, predictive analytics, supply chain|

Manufacturing and Assembly: Automate, Create Value and Deliver Bottom-Line Results
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Manufacturing and Assembly: Automate, Create Value and Deliver Bottom-Line Results

Better Use of ERP / Systems, ERP & Technology, In The News, Manufacturing, Media, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Technologies

Manufacturing and Assembly: Automate, Create Value and Deliver Bottom-Line Results

Given the uncertainty of the economy creating extreme push outs and pull ins with customer orders, only those companies that can successfully deal with uncertain and changing conditions can thrive. Better utilizing ERP, quoting, and CRM systems to automate planning and scheduling processes enables quicker pivots to satisfy changing customer conditions with greater stability for operations.

admin2024-11-22T16:45:25-08:00October 9, 2024|Categories: Better Use of ERP / Systems, ERP & Technology, In The News, Manufacturing, Media, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Technologies|Tags: Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine, automation, digitized supply chain, ERP, process improvement, robots, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain technologies, technology, VUCA|

More Disruptions on the Way: How to Thrive Admidst the Chaos
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More Disruptions on the Way: How to Thrive Admidst the Chaos

Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Transformation, Optimization & Collaboration

More Disruptions on the Way: How to Thrive Admidst the Chaos

There is a potential for chaos in the logistics world with simultaneous strikes from Canada's rail workers and the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast longshoremen. It is gaining in likelihood each day as negotiations are not progressing.

admin2024-08-21T14:01:43-07:00August 21, 2024|Categories: Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Transformation, Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: geopolitical risk, global supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, regulatory requirements, S&OP, SIOP, strikes, supply chain disruptions, supply chain optimization, supply chain shortages, VUCA|

How Simple Metrics Will Drive Results
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How Simple Metrics Will Drive Results

Distribution & Warehousing, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

How Simple Metrics Will Drive Results

Simple metrics drive results. Whether a food and beverage manufacturer or an aerospace distributor, measuring the "right" metrics will focus attention on key issues and drive results.

admin2024-03-29T23:21:41-07:00November 13, 2023|Categories: Distribution & Warehousing, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: business consulting, business process, distribution, manufacturing, metrics, OTIF, supply chain, supply chain consultant|

Sustainability Driving Triple Bottom Line in Manufacturing and Logistics
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Sustainability Driving Triple Bottom Line in Manufacturing and Logistics

In The News, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Sustainability & Impacts

Sustainability Driving Triple Bottom Line in Manufacturing and Logistics

With sustainability increasing in popularity and the carbon footprints of end-to-end supply chains evaluated, innovation and manufacturing will skyrocket.

admin2024-06-06T08:30:56-07:00November 8, 2023|Categories: In The News, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Sustainability & Impacts|Tags: Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine, business consulting, logistics, manufacturing, manufacturing resurgence, process improvement, regional supply chains, supply chain, sustainability, triple bottom line|

Predictable Revenue & Resilient Operations for Manufacturing Success
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Predictable Revenue & Resilient Operations for Manufacturing Success

In The News, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, SIOP / S&OP

Predictable Revenue & Resilient Operations for Manufacturing Success

Manufacturing is in a state of flux. After seven straight months of contraction in manufacturing, it is not surprising manufacturers are thinking about cutting back. On the other hand, in many industries, manufacturers continue to have a robust backlog and are growing faster than their capacity.

admin2024-06-05T19:40:54-07:00August 8, 2023|Categories: In The News, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, SIOP / S&OP|Tags: Brushware Magazine, capacity planning, demand planning, labor scheduling, on-time-in-full, operational performance, S&OP, SIOP|

Optimizing Business Decision Tradeoffs with SIOP
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Optimizing Business Decision Tradeoffs with SIOP

I've Been Thinking, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, SIOP / S&OP

Optimizing Business Decision Tradeoffs with SIOP

Making the appropriate business decisions will make or break success. Executives get paid the big bucks to make these decisions. Unfortunately, one poor decision can outweigh thousands of good ones rapidly. SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning), also known as S&OP, is a tool that will optimize these tradeoffs for effective decision making.

admin2024-06-05T19:41:53-07:00July 17, 2023|Categories: I've Been Thinking, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, SIOP / S&OP|Tags: decision-making, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain consultant, supply chain optimization|

Common Sense Manufacturing Practices Driving Sustainability Improvements
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Common Sense Manufacturing Practices Driving Sustainability Improvements

In The News, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Sustainability & Impacts

Common Sense Manufacturing Practices Driving Sustainability Improvements

Posted in Adhesives & Sealants Industry, November 2022 With the increase in interest in sustainable materials and manufacturing, there will be a significant opportunity for U.S. manufacturers that use common sense, good manufacturing practices. In fact, because manufacturers have realized that it is far less environmentally friendly and energy [...]

admin2024-01-17T17:24:48-08:00November 9, 2022|Categories: In The News, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Sustainability & Impacts|Tags: Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine, energy policy, innovation, manufacturing, process improvement, supply chain, supply chain resiliency, sustainability, triple bottom line|

5P Accelerator Process to Fast-Track Growth & Profits During Business Volatility
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5P Accelerator Process to Fast-Track Growth & Profits During Business Volatility

Cost reduction / Margin improvement, Manufacturing, Process Improvement

5P Accelerator Process to Fast-Track Growth & Profits During Business Volatility

Our most successful clients are constantly thinking about how to thrive in ever-changing, volatile conditions. They cannot afford to wait to see what is working for their competitors and then go "all in". Instead, only those who are resilient, innovative, and thinking five steps ahead will thrive in the next decade.

admin2024-01-24T21:08:10-08:00April 20, 2022|Categories: Cost reduction / Margin improvement, Manufacturing, Process Improvement|Tags: best practices, business growth, business process, profitability, VUCA|

SAC: Post-Pandemic Work Environment Brings Need for New Best Practices
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SAC: Post-Pandemic Work Environment Brings Need for New Best Practices

Manufacturing, Press Releases, Process Improvement

SAC: Post-Pandemic Work Environment Brings Need for New Best Practices

The most successful organizations will focus on being resilient and profitable," points out Lisa Anderson, president of Claremont, CA-based LMA Consulting Group, Inc and manufacturing expert known for creating supply chain resiliency.

admin2024-06-16T15:42:36-07:00August 1, 2021|Categories: Manufacturing, Press Releases, Process Improvement|Tags: best practices, business consulting, leadership, SAC, talent, technology, workforce of the future|