Improving OTIF and Reducing Cost and Inventory Every client wants to support growth goals while improving service levels (OTIF, on-time-in-full), operational efficiencies and inventory turns. These are timeless objectives for every planner. During the pandemic, the priorities shifted to service levels because clients struggled to keep up with dramatic [...]
Originally published in CFO Magazine on November 29, 2017 "I have yet to hear of a company vision, mission, or strategy that’s related to cutting costs." Over my 25-plus years as a supply chain and operations professional, I cannot count the number of times a CFO or board of [...]
Amazon and Whole Foods It seems like Amazon is in the news on a daily basis lately. Their purchase of Whole Foods is shaking the entire grocery industry. How can an already slim-margin industry respond FASTER and less expensively to customer needs and preferences (think organic) whenever and wherever [...]
