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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|

Planning & MRP Upgrades to Support Revenue Plans & Proactively Plan Capacity
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Planning & MRP Upgrades to Support Revenue Plans & Proactively Plan Capacity

Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning

Planning & MRP Upgrades to Support Revenue Plans & Proactively Plan Capacity

Fulfilling customer demand successfully is not as easy as it was prior to this volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. As supply chain disruptions continue to rage, planners jump through hoops, expedite, and are a bit frazzled trying to support customer requirements while meeting operational objectives, pushing back when needed on sales commitments, and addressing cost concerns.

admin2024-12-23T19:07:05-08:00December 20, 2024|Categories: Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: business process, capacity planning, CRP, ERP, MRP, planning, process improvement, production planning, S&OP, SIOP|

Production & Labor Scheduling Case Study to Maximize Productivity
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Production & Labor Scheduling Case Study to Maximize Productivity

Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning

Production & Labor Scheduling Case Study to Maximize Productivity

As geopolitical and economic risks rise, executives become more concerned. Proactive clients are taking action to boldly invest where it makes sense while aggressively focusing on inventory and cost reduction of non-value added items/ work and also ensuring high customer service levels.

admin2024-08-11T23:53:26-07:00August 9, 2024|Categories: Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: business process, business results, labor scheduling, operational efficiency, production planning, Production scheduling, productivity|

SIOP / S&OP: Proactive Approach to Maximizing Production Output & Capacity
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SIOP / S&OP: Proactive Approach to Maximizing Production Output & Capacity

Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain Planning

SIOP / S&OP: Proactive Approach to Maximizing Production Output & Capacity

Clients are struggling to keep up with customer's changing requests. Order backlogs remain relatively high (depending on the industry), but customers are pushing orders out at the last minute, pulling orders in without notice, adding future potential orders, and changing requirements on the fly. Production is scrambling to keep up.

admin2024-06-05T17:37:17-07:00January 5, 2024|Categories: Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: business consulting, business results, capacity planning, customer service, industrial equipment, manufacturing, S&OP, sales forecasting, SIOP, Skills Gap, supply chain, talent|

Using Capacity Planning to Increase Revenue & Profitability
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Using Capacity Planning to Increase Revenue & Profitability

Capacity & Labor Planning, Distribution & Warehousing, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Using Capacity Planning to Increase Revenue & Profitability

Manufacturing is on a downward trend after eight months of PMI (purchasing manager's index) below 50. It dropped to 46 in June. China's manufacturing also shrank for a third month in a row to a PMI of 49. Yet manufacturers backlogs remain relatively robust in many industries, leading executives perplexed on what to do about capacity shortfalls.

admin2024-03-29T23:40:25-07:00July 6, 2023|Categories: Capacity & Labor Planning, Distribution & Warehousing, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: capacity planning, manufacturing, S&OP, scalability, SIOP, supply chain|

Labor Scheduling: How to Maximize Operational Effectiveness While Servicing Your Customer
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Labor Scheduling: How to Maximize Operational Effectiveness While Servicing Your Customer

Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Supply Chain Planning

Labor Scheduling: How to Maximize Operational Effectiveness While Servicing Your Customer

At its simplest, labor scheduling is determining which people (and which skills) you should have at which sites at which work centers at what time (shift) to ensure the right products can be delivered to the right customer at the right time.

admin2024-05-31T09:32:27-07:00December 30, 2022|Categories: Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: capacity planning, customer service, labor scheduling, manufacturing, operational efficiency, operational performance, production planning, Production scheduling|

NESCON: Managing Capacity in a Complex & Volatile Long-Lead Environment
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NESCON: Managing Capacity in a Complex & Volatile Long-Lead Environment

Capacity & Labor Planning, In The News, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Planning

NESCON: Managing Capacity in a Complex & Volatile Long-Lead Environment

Lisa Anderson facilitated a panel discussion at the New England Supply Chain Conference and Exposition on managing capacity in complex and volatile environments with Shari Ruelas General Manager of Commercial Products Chevron, Alejandro Bustamante Senior Advisor to CEO & Board of Directors of Poly/HP, and Dan Raatjes SVP & COO King's Hawaiian Holding Co.

admin2024-01-17T17:32:36-08:00October 23, 2022|Categories: Capacity & Labor Planning, In The News, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: capacity planning, leadership, manufacturing, supply chain, technology, VUCA|

Managing Capacity in Complex, Volatile, Long-Lead Environment
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Managing Capacity in Complex, Volatile, Long-Lead Environment

Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Planning

Managing Capacity in Complex, Volatile, Long-Lead Environment

Managing capacity during these turbulent times in a complex, volatile, long-lead time environment has proven quite the challenge. During the pandemic, sales volumes either dropped like a rock or skyrocketed with no middle ground. Most manufacturers have not been able to keep up with demand in the last year [...]

admin2024-01-17T17:35:33-08:00October 5, 2022|Categories: Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: capacity planning, nearshoring, scalability, supply chain optimization, talent, technology, VUCA|

Capacity Planning Best Practices to Support Sales Growth
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Capacity Planning Best Practices to Support Sales Growth

Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Planning

Capacity Planning Best Practices to Support Sales Growth

Sales Growth: Can Operations & Supply Chain Keep Up? Almost every client has the opportunity to grow substantially. The question is whether their operations and supply chain can keep up. Unfortunately, across the board, planners are wringing their hands to expedite orders, prioritize customers, schedule additional production, understand the [...]

admin2023-09-17T03:02:10-07:00April 1, 2022|Categories: Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: capacity planning, manufacturing, S&OP, scalability, SIOP|

Sales Forecasts are Rising Fast. Do You Have Capacity?
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Sales Forecasts are Rising Fast. Do You Have Capacity?

Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Planning

Sales Forecasts are Rising Fast. Do You Have Capacity?

Clients are growing quickly. No matter the industry and company size, clients and colleagues are seeing growth. The only question is how quickly and whether they can keep up. Capacity constraints are popping up everywhere. On the logistics front, Southern California has no available space; the ports are backlogged, prices are rising [...]

admin2024-02-14T22:48:17-08:00May 6, 2021|Categories: Capacity & Labor Planning, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: capacity planning, demand planning, manufacturing, resilient supply chain, sales forecasting, supply chain, supply chain resiliency|