The 2016 US presidential political contest was brutal. Emotions are still quite raw. I hated it. When emotions run high, everyone loses. Unfortunately, I think
Over the past seven years, I have written more than 500 articles on Demand-Driven Value Networks. So it may come as a surprise to readers
Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. Located in the United Kingdom (UK), he has more
It was an early morning. I cradled my cup of tea in my hand. It had been a long night. However, I had little time
Over the course of the last six years, I have helped many companies with their demand-driven initiatives. The Kimberly-Clark organization has been my best student.
Demand-driven value networks grow from, and are a more refined state, of supply chains. Orchestrating demand at the mature stage of the demand-driven transformation, allows
In this blog post, Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, asks if our current focus on doom and gloom is a fog machine, and a barrier to driving improvement.
In 2002, I had the opportunity to work with General Mills. I walked away thinking, “What a great company!” At that time, the sales organization
Traditional supply chain planning approaches push all products through a common engine to produce time-phased output. The demand stream is analyzed for error and bias, but in traditional processes, companies do not see the patterns. Pattern identification is key to drive successful supply strategies. This is a missed opportunity in traditional approaches.
In a recent blog post, I was challenged by Anna. She wrote, “I have been working in the supply chain for 35 years, and we
