Lessons Learned from a Genius Businessman
Harry used uncommon common sense to spot opportunities to turn around companies. His wisdom, integrity and generosity will be missed.
Observe to Rule the Roost
It is interesting how effective the powers of observation can be!
Why Marketing Shouldn’t be Overlooked with SIOP
Integrating marketing in the SIOP process is crucial for aligning demand planning with business growth, customer engagement, and supply chain efficiency
What We Can Learn from Jack Welch
Successful companies put people ahead of strategy, process, and systems
Never Giving Up & the Cubs
When things look down, think about what you want to happen.
The Power of Caring & Hospice of the Valley
Think about what type of environment you want to create in your company, department, team or with your customers and suppliers. How can you make that a reality?
Are You Ready for Q4?
It’s time to plan the rest of the year to ensure a smooth ending to 2015 and interrupted service to customers.The years seem to fly by faster and faster, don’t they? As we head into Q4, it is important to think about whether you are ready for calendar year-end [...]
The SIOP Conveyor Belt Analogy
The ongoing planning and adjustments integral to the SIOP is like a conveyor belt carrying along current data and processes until they become history. SIOP (Sales, inventory, & operations planning) is a methodology of sorts that aligns demand with supply – and, more importantly, the various functions of the [...]
Why Care About Systems Transactions?
Systems transactions are often treated as an afterthought but are critical to building a stable foundation for your business. As mundane as system transactions seem, I continually find that whether or not they are deemed a priority can make the difference between a successful operation or not. The bottom [...]
Why Strategic Planning is an Oxymoron
Strategic planning has long been hailed the business cornerstone for projecting profit and growth. Oftentimes, the strategy, “what”, gets mixed up with the tactics, or the “how”, which leads to failure. Although almost everyone uses the term strategic planning, it doesn't make sense. Setting strategy is a clear; however, [...]