Analysis and intelligent systems. Analysing the total spend of your organisation on a regular basis appears to be a logical and sensible task. But why do few organisations do it, especially with access to IT applications that enable ‘big data’, pattern recognition and artificial intelligence? Some of the answer has been made public in Australia over the past few weeks, … Read More
Hype and reality about delivery lead times in Logistics
Hype about delivery lead times. Citizens find it difficult to escape the call from politicians and the popular media to increase productivity and support innovation; typically without explanation of what productivity and innovation are or mean. Allied to the call are press releases and articles that tell us of the wondrous new technologies and all their benefits. As an interested … Read More
Bringing demand and supply chains together with S&OP
The same view for sales and supply chains. Your successful enterprise cannot be ‘demand driven’ if it is not ‘supply supported’ – a statement that appears to be obvious. Yet I recently read an article which said the ‘old’ supply chain focus was outdated and the ‘new’ focus will be on the customer and demand management. As if the customer … Read More
‘New’ supply chains may not be new
Three parts of a supply chain. To start a new year, I have been reading various commentators predictions of ‘new’ and different supply chains. But, think back over 2016 concerning the new and exiting supply chain events which occurred – did they change your supply chains? Change takes time and perseverance. When discussing change in supply chains, recognise that a … Read More
Supply Chains organisation fit in your business model
Where is your supply chain organisation? There is not a correct location for supply chains within an organisation structure or model. The core supply chains organisation structure should be the same for any entity. However, where the supply chains fit in the overall organisation will differ, depending on a number of factors. The post Organisation to improve your supply chains … Read More