Since we have published 2,087+ articles on achieving supply chain success, we simplified our best practices on our Best of Supply Chain webpage. Our primary expertise and core service line is planning and supply chain transformation, supported with process optimization and harmonization, and ERP and technology performance to drive resiliency, scalability, visibility, profitability and growth. From a content perspective, our core categories include SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning), Planning, ERP & Technology, and End-to-End Supply Chain. In addition to our base content, we write about trends, news, insights and strategies on our blog. We welcome your feedback and suggestions.
Best of Supply Chain Categories
SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning)
Our SIOP content focuses on the a to z of SIOP including what is SIOP, why you would want to use SIOP, when you’d want to roll out SIOP (what situations), and how (best practices) for designing, implementing, and upgrading SIOP processes to support profitable growth, predictability, and performance. We also include case studies and examples so that you gain additional ideas and strategies for success.
Planning
From our perspective, planning content covers from cradle to grave of the order fulfillment process including customer demand and sales forecasting, capacity (CRP) and labor planning, production and materials (MRP) planning (including advanced planning), and logistics, distribution (DRP), replenishment, and VMI (vendor managed inventory) planning. We focus on best practices and case studies that support profitable growth with a superior customer experience while driving business performance, productivity and accelerated cash flow.
ERP & Technology
Our ERP and technology category focuses on architecting technology performance to best support business objectives. We focus on optimizing the use of ERP and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, automation, and robotics, upgrading supply chain technologies (sales forecasting, CRM, e-commerce, advanced planning, WMS, etc.), data analytics and business intelligence, and selecting and upgrading systems to support dramatic growth plans and drive returns on investment for clients.
End-to-End Supply Chain
Our end-to-end supply chain category mainly focuses on articles related to transforming, optimizing, reconfiguring (reshoring, nearshoring, friendshoring, regional supply chains, sourcing strategies, vertical integration, etc.), creating resiliency and collaborating in the end-to-end supply chain. In addition, we include articles on inventory management, trade and logistics, sustainability and metrics. These articles provide best practices and case studies in driving customer success and bottom-line results.