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Canon makes collaboration measurable
[sponsored content] Intensive collaboration between various disciplines is a vital prerequisite for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). But how do you create the right mindset? Canon Europe...
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Lean with more stock
Recently I was invited by a production company in the south of The Netherlands. The reason was chronic lack of grip on the production process. This was far from a new problem. However, increasing...
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S&OP Asian style
“It’s two minutes to twelve, and we continue navel gazing!” said one of the participants during the S&OP mini-seminar recently held at ArlaFoods in Nijkerk. Just before Lourens Schouwink, CFO...
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Lean requires a top-down approach too
Lean is still misunderstood by many. While large groups use Lean largely as a toolbox, others will consider it as a change philosophy. Both views unfortunately do not do justice to the Lean concept....
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Pull is short for ‘towing’, push for ‘shoving’
At the time Mr Taiichi Ohno, architect of the Toyota Production System, stated we should no longer make large amounts of stock and then try to sell it (push), but need to be aware of the market (pull),...
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Mindmap Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
As a result of increasing volatility in demand many companies are busy implementing Sales & Operations Planning. They try to get beyond balancing forecasted demand and manufacturing volumes and...
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Delivery time is a matter of choice
Did you ever wonder why you are confronted with long and unreliable delivery times, while in essence it really can not take that much time to produce those materials? If not, well pity, because you may...
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Games Future: play with supply chains together online
To gain a glimpse of how life will be in the years ahead we need to look at the younger generation, because the future belongs to them. If I look at my son (6) and my daughter (11), I see that they’re...
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Successful managers understand their role in an S&OP meeting
The virtual game The Fresh Connection, a new round of which is about to start in several countries, demonstrates strong similarities to a Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) meeting. “In the...
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The real cost of inventory
When asking a financial director what he thinks the cost of inventory is, he will undoubtedly give an answer like the Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) or the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)....
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Supply chain finance: New finance models for a stronger chain
Not only is supply chain finance an instrument for solving chain partners’ financial problems, but it is also a powerful tool for strengthening the entire supply chain. Especially now that banks are...
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Business growth through supply chain management
Reimagining how the supply chain can drive business growth. That was the theme of consultancy company Gartner’s annual Supply Chain Executive Conference held in London, UK, in late September. Analyst...
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Mindmap for Sales & Operations Planning 2.0
Increased demand volatility is one of the main reasons why many companies are busy implementing Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). They are trying to go further than simply balancing expected...
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Flexibility requires a breakthrough
Recently I was faced with an ancient conflict at one of our customers. Both convinced of the importance of flexibility, Sales showed strong support for make-to-stock (MTS), whereas Operations fought...
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An overview of pan-European supply chain advice
Internationally active companies who are looking for supply chain management advice in Europe have plenty of choice. The supply chain consultancy landscape is fairly chaotic, with a number of recent...
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Responsive when you must, efficient when you can
Competition is more global and fiercer than ever. Not many companies are able to dominate the market and hence for most companies cost price is a ‘qualifier’. If your product is too expensive, you’re...
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Supply Chain Movement 13 – Sales & Operations Planning
Contents Supply Chain Movement 13 – 2014 Q2 7 | News & Background Barry Callebaut integrates S&OP into the daily process Winner of the last quarter: GAP Loser of the last quarter: Aston Martin...
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S&OP-process: death by details
Last week I met with a customer to discuss his S&OP process, which he felt was underperforming. He still believed it to be useful, but the process was struggling to get off the ground and he...
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Landscape of pan-European supply chain advice still fragmented
In the rapidly changing economy, countless companies need advice on strategy and especially supply chain management. In spite of several acquisitions, the landscape of supply chain consulting firms...
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Lean, QRM or DDMRP after all?
Over the last decades we have witnessed the arrival of a large variety of new process improvement methodologies and philosophies. For many years our options were limited to MRP, LEAN and TOC, but these...
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