Inventory Management
Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?
I am sitting in seat 4E on an evening flight to San Francisco thinking about my day. It is Labor Day weekend in the United States,
September 3, 2015
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I am sitting in seat 4E on an evening flight to San Francisco thinking about my day. It is Labor Day weekend in the United States,
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is in a renaissance. The reason? With growth slowing and complexity rising, S&OP is more important than ever. It is not sexy,
Definition Bookends: To be positioned at the end or on either side of (something). Colgate. Procter & Gamble. Kimberly-Clark. Unilever. These consumer products global leaders
How can we move forward if we cannot align? In supply chain strategy documents, terms like alignment, agility, responsiveness, and flexibility dot the page. At
I am writing this blog post in the air, sitting in seat 4c, somewhere over the Midwest en route to Philadelphia. As I look below,
This week I spoke at the Chicago CSCMP roundtable event. I love to hear the thoughts from different speakers. At the event, James Rice from MIT spoke
The sun is shining brightly through the conference room windows as I listen to the consultants talk. It’s buzzword bingo at its finest. The air
Wang Laboratories. Eastman Kodak. Nokia. Blockbuster. Polaroid. Xerox. What do these names have in common? They were once strong brands that could not adjust fast enough to
When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive after executive laments they have purchased many technologies, and sponsored many
I pushed aside Shane’s motorbike helmet and jacket to take a seat in his crowded office. It was a beautiful spring day in March in Basel,