S&OP flow in your business Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is not a difficult process to follow – the challenge is to make it happen! The objective is to improve the balance through supply chains, between expected future demands for the organisation’s products and services, the organisation’s resources and the supply of purchased or intra-company provided items. And, of course, … Read More
Future directions for planning supply chains using S&OP
Sales & Operations Planning developments Even as ‘collaboration’ software is implemented, gaining power within organisation structures will continue. The increased importance of Supply Chains in the eyes of senior executives could result in the discipline become a target for takeover by Finance. And developments happening in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) lend support to the possibility. The research firm Gartner … Read More
Segment items and suppliers to provide a structure
Disruption and the traditional approach For reasons outside the control of individual organisations, supply markets are being disrupted and in some cases, distorted. Procurement professionals need to be aware of the potential concerning increased risks at suppliers (and where possible, their suppliers). The result will be different approaches to the various supply markets and suppliers. In some industries, suppliers are … Read More
International Trade Logistics changes for the future
Renewed focus on International Trade Logistics How will global trade evolve in the future? With current geopolitical manoeuvring between countries, vaccine nationalism and disrupted sea and air trade lanes, it is difficult to forecast. But changes will occur and it is Logisticians that should interpret possible scenarios. A low technology item, such as apparel, sold in a developed country will … Read More
Inventory is a calculated and managed Logistics asset
Inventory is an asset Logistics is the science and art of providing availability of items for users. Inventory is all the items purchased and/or made by a business but not yet sold. A core part of the logistician’s role (in a brand company or at a 3PL) is to optimise the amount of inventory within a shipper (or brand owner) … Read More