Advanced Technologies for Forward-Looking Companies Forward-looking companies are pursuing advanced technologies to ensure superior customer value, address labor shortages, and deliver bottom line results. From robotics to advanced planning and forecasting systems, leverage ERP system and advanced technologies can fill gaps, automate processes, and enable superior functionality. Not [...]
In this VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) laden supply chain environment, the successful companies leverage the power of speed and acceleration. Resiliency is required to survive in times of heavy disruption.
VMI (vendor managed inventory) is the process where the supplier manages the customer's inventory so that the customer has the "right" item in the "right" place at the "right" time to ensure high service levels, efficient and productive operations, and the least amount of inventory tied up unnecessarily. The best VMI programs ensure that the end-to-end supply chain gains with both the supplier and the customer achieving improved results or benefits.
In today's VUCA-laden (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) environment, every executive must focus on common sense solutions that cut through the sludge to deliver increased productivity, profitability, and performance. Only those companies that are prepared to pivot and enhance customer value while delivering bottom line results will thrive in the [...]
One of the most common issues executives raise is the inability to secure reliable delivery dates upfront when communicating with customers and taking orders. Clearly, this bottleneck results in frustration and the potential for lost orders as customers demand reliable delivery dates, stable lead times, and expedited performance.
Industrials & Manufacturing Roar Back Although manufacturing has been in a slump for the two years, industrials and manufacturing have roared back. Industrial production has been up for three months in a row, and it surged to its highest ever recorded rate in February. This data aligns with [...]
How do you plan for demand when every order is custom? In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson sits down with Diane Garcia, LMA Senior Associate, to break down Demand Planning for Custom Manufacturing.
Manufacturing is starting to take flight. The resurgence will be powerful and fast. As a well-connected business executive and trusted advisor mentioned recently, when manufacturing takes off, you will not be able to keep up if you aren't already on top of it.
Every CFO seems to wonder why they spend millions on ERP upgrades yet critical decisions seem to boil down to spreadsheets.
Disruptions abound no matter the supply chain. Aerospace has been particularly hard hit. Boeing's issues have plagued them the entire year.
