New in supply chains Ideas and concepts in business, like fashions, have their moment in the sun, then fade as something new appears. But is the ‘new’ just the old with a new name? It can be that concepts once again become popular due to circumstances that are favourable at the time – the stars are aligned. Currently we are … Read More
Capacity within your Supply Chains is an input to S&OP
Capacity in supply chains Like many aspects of supply chains, capacity should not be considered on its own, but within the three elements that provide Availability for a business – capacity, lead times and inventory. A business will recognize the attributes of each element and be comfortable with independent actions inside the organisations that are done to ‘help’ the business: … Read More
Supply Chains affected by a country’s economic policy
An economy Discussions about Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) concern the balancing of customer demand with sufficient supply. While S&OP operates at the tactical level within an organisation, a national economy also needs balancing of aggregate demand with supply capability. How a government views the importance of demand or supply factors to a national economy can affect the operations and … Read More
Logistics could have limited future operations models
Current Logistics models Whenever the world emerges from the pandemic, the Aim of Logistics – to provide Availability of items, will not change. But, businesses will need to consider how the Aim will be accomplished – that is, the structure of Logistics within the business model. The options are not new, but have become more limited. Previously, choices about Logistics … Read More
Building Resilience in your supply chains takes time
Preparing for the next one The likelihood of another virus, but with unknown reach and consequences is very high. It may occur in two years or twenty years, but it will happen. Business and supply chain models for the future should assume continuing disruptions (both man made and natural) and build Resilience. To achieve this requires the Supply Chain strategy … Read More