To understand today’s supply chain technologies, it helps to take a quick trip down memory lane. As my history teacher used to say - usually right before a surprise test - you can’t fully understand the present without understanding the past.

The ultimate object of the Consensus Demand Planning process is to provide the business with the input to drive the planning. When it comes to Demand Management, generally we don’t see mature processes in place instead ‘ad hoc’ people, usually the salesman, sucking their thumbs raw at month end and trying to satisfy...

The methods discussed in this whitepaper are a hybrid of life cycle thinking and a detailed process-based approach to examining the entire operations from raw material extraction to manufacturing, transportation, distribution, customer use, and end of life. In addition to examining the processes, we also briefly touched on how ...

The goal of this white paper is to highlight the importance of inventory accuracy for a manufacturing or distribution business that wants to be part of the competitive global supply chain networks. And, in addition to put forward some suggestions as to how the objective of 100% accurate real time inventory records can be achieved in the shortest ...

The modern business landscape is a complex, interconnected web of relationships, and successful navigation requires a robust and innovative approach. Traditional supply chain thinking, which often confines decision-making within the boundaries of individual, organizational functions, or departments ...