
Outside-in Process Q&A
On Friday, I presented an overview of outside-in planning to a consulting group. I love the questions when I present. The reason? The dialogue helps

On Friday, I presented an overview of outside-in planning to a consulting group. I love the questions when I present. The reason? The dialogue helps

The supply chain is a complex, non-linear system. Supply chain excellence is easier to say than define. The Supply Chains to Admire analysis, now in its tenth year and publishes here, celebrates 34 winners.

Supply management. Supply chain management. Supply chain planning. Are these terms the same? They sound similar, but do they describe similar capabilities? The answer is

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

My Quest To Redefine Planning The focus of many discussion threads on LinkedIn this week focused on building better engines for planning. The discussions included

Rethinking the role of inventory in inflationary times.

My email box is full of the “ain’t it awful blogs.” The storyline starts with a supply chain story of a shortage–semiconductors, rental cars, plastics–and

To get where you are going, you have to see where you are… Daily, my inbox is flooded by email. As a guest writer for

In the 1980s, I had a flip phone. (On the left, I share a picture for those that never experienced the evolution of the cellular

Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change. Tom Peters The idiom, rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic,