Sailing Through The SAP APO Ocean
As we all know SAP is an Ocean where the chance of getting lost is quite high. Below are key takeaways from my experience while working on SAP Demand Planning … Read More
Our Demand Planning Seminar in Chicago – With Emerging Trends And New Topics Oct 14-16
three day workshop on Demand Planning and Forecasting.
How To Define And Measure True Demand For Supply Chain Planning – A White Paper
Quite often we get these questions from our constituents and Network members about the definition of demand. 1) Can I consider shipments as my demand? What if we had … Read More
Help My MAPE Is Negative!
I have heard frequently calls for help saying MAPE is high or other complaints saying MAPE is unreliable. Recently we encountered two situations where the calculated MAPE and even the … Read More
Where Are The Black Swans?
How do we prepare for Black Swan events?
Black Swan events are those highly unpredictable events that occur out of nowhere and cause a systemic shock to the process and the way we do things. They may perennially alter the way we conduct our business.
Bull-Whipping Or Driving The Demand?
Bullwhip effect is a phenomenon of demand being overestimated or underestimated as it passes through various stages of supply chain resulting in exaggerated supply fluctuations. The increased variability in … Read More
Is S&OP An Event?
Taking stock of your Sales and Operations Planning Process may be a good start. It is important to understand what you get out of it and how it benefits your company in the planning and decision making process.
Window-Dressing and Supply Chain Score-Carding…
When we review Supply Chain Dashboards, there are a variety of colorful metrics. Are they the right metrics – Are they calculated right to show true performance? … Read More
What Can Be So Difficult About Measuring Service Levels?
Line Fill Rate is an effective measure of supply chain performance. Fill Rate failure when properly diagnosed will give you much better information of what is hurting your supply chain so you can take corrective measures in time.
Optimizing The Order To Cash Process – What Is Your Priority?
When companies take a hard look at their business model and the underlying process, what is the key objective that is motivating them?
1. Return on Investment
2. Increasing Sales
3. Cost Reduction
Although all of the above are good objectives that lead to healthier businesses, companies are also driven by the latest buzz words – the latest consulting mantra, industry trend, and a flashy new technology from a sexy software company.
Optimizing the basic Order to Cash process will yield the cliched low-hanging fruits and result in a more compacted Cash-to-Cash cycle.