Following the MCIE Manufacturing Summit and Innovation Awards, Lisa Anderson and Diane Garcia discuss the trends shaping the future of manufacturing. From rising customer expectations and the Amazon Effect to data-driven decision-making, workforce development, supply chain resilience, and SIOP, they explore how manufacturers can build agility and position themselves for long-term success.
No matter the position of my client (typically a CEO, Owner, CFO, General Manager or Board member), he/she is interested in increasing demand, and the project we are brought in to focus on relates to increasing demand, either directly or indirectly.
In listening to the UGG founder, Brian Smith talk through his trials and tribulations in developing the amazing UGG brand, a few themes emerged.
In supply chain circles, there are lots of exciting concepts to discuss and debate such as lean, master scheduling, theory of constraints and many more; however, we have found that our most successful clients start with the customer!
SIOP guides strategic forecasting to determine the optimal horizon for planning and future-proofing your supply chain operations.
This SIOP webinar helps you streamline sales, inventory, and operations planning, enhancing business agility and market responsiveness.
When it comes to B and C items, seasonal items and other trending patterns, understanding the demand plan isn’t a “nice-to-have”; it is critical to success.
Talk with your employees about the future. After all, how will they be able to build the right skills if they have no idea what is needed in the future?
In the last few years, I have helped several clients design and implement SIOP.
