Forget 'If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It' All bets are off in these unprecedented times. What worked yesterday might not work tomorrow. Take a fresh look at your product supply strategies. Should We Make or Buy? Many executives outsourced when it was the popular and often a smart [...]
Effective supply chain strategic planning secures a competitive edge, ensuring efficiency, adaptability, and market leadership.
In the last few years, I have helped several clients design and implement SIOP.
SIOP is not something that you'd implement in a week; however, the basis of SIOP is culture change.
Are you prepared for success? We worry so much about failure that I find most clients are not prepared for success.
Rushing forward without pertinent tools and processes can hinder your business goals. A systems pragmatist will gain traction by strengthening fundamental areas.
Rather than trying to modernize at every turn seek to leverage your I.T. department to provide maximum efficiency without non-value added work.
Collecting lots of data isn’t enough to improve service levels. A successful manager tracks relevant metric trends and puts the information into action.
Extract the right data at the right time in a meaningful format for decision making.
As the cost advantages for outsourcing dry up more companies are bringing manufacturing back to North America. Re-shoring may increasingly be your best bet for improving customer service levels without going broke. GE has started to rev up Appliance Park again - and is starting to bring manufacturing back [...]
