Why Care About Systems Transactions?
Accurate systems transactions improve inventory accuracy, customer service, and operational efficiency in business
Accurate systems transactions improve inventory accuracy, customer service, and operational efficiency in business
Being a systems pragmatist is critical in not making assumptions about your processes, but rather review every production step to uncover any issues that were not being addressed. Being a systems pragmatist is critical in not making assumptions about your processes, but rather review every production step to uncover [...]
Strategy implementation should consider how the organization will have to change and evolve to support the strategy.
When executives have vision, employees follow.
Manufacturing and distributing product to meet customer demand can be like a puzzle unless you start using SIOP as a core process to run your business. SIOP (sales, inventory, & operations planning) taken to the best practice degree is often associated with integrated business planning. In some circles, they [...]
Locate your best employees, particularly in leadership positions, and invest in them for continued success.
As I was debating about what to write about this week, two colleagues walked into my client's office for help in resolving an issue. Upon leaving, one said "It's not what you know; it's who you know". I thought this phrase rang true. Clearly, you have to be competent. [...]
Though reducing inventory is generally advisable special situations arise when stocking inventory makes good business sense.
Many of my Inland Empire colleagues and trusted advisors have been supporting the transfer of ownership of the Ontario airport back to the city of Ontario (from LAX airport) for YEARS. It was a big surprise last week when the Los Angeles Times reported breaking news that it is [...]
Inventory accuracy depends on so many moving parts. But a top-to-bottom understanding of the process combined with speedy adjustment responses would dramatically improve accuracy, thus, boosting business results.