Structure for the planning process To build a Supply Chains Strategic Plan requires knowledge of an organisation’s Supply Network, the wider political and economic environment and interactions throughout the organisation that can influence the Plan’s effectiveness. Your supply chains will not become ‘integrated’ if the Supply Network comprises independent organisations with their own business objectives and policies. The aim must … Read More
Knowledge, an input to the Supply Chains Strategic Plan
Changes in supply chains starts with you Currently, here are many business ‘re’ words being used in commentary about changes required to supply chains. Terms such as: responsive, resilience, re-shore, restructure, regionalisation and redundancy. Building the Supply Chains Strategic Plan for your organisation’s current and future supply network will need to challenge assumptions about the behaviour of different flows and … 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
Demand and Sales Income Plan is a Supply Chain input
Sales data in S&OP Your supply chain processes can be too supply focused. To provide the Availability of products and services needed by customers and consumers requires a knowledge of markets and sales. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is the tactical planning process that brings together the Sales and Operations views on the future of markets and supplies. The Supply … Read More
Supply Markets Plan is a Supply Chain input to the S&OP
Understanding supply markets This is an core requirement of Procurement. The global pandemic has affected supply markets in different ways and organisations at nodes through supply chains were often unaware of the changing situation. Supply markets can be complex to understand, requiring a comprehensive knowledge of a market. Adding to this need is the continuing uncertainty (therefore risks), concerning community … Read More