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Arm your supply chain planners with the right software tools so they can turn your data into better business decisions.
How to Combine Diverse Supply Chain Metrics
Learn how to combine very different metrics/KPIs towards a composite score, this is a question that comes up quite often in my conversations with customers.
Pandemic Induced Supply Chain Issues
Recently, we have heard about several product shortages and other issues in the supply chain. Let us try and make sense of some of these in this blog. As I live in the US, my experience is somewhat limited to what happened here.
Lessons From the Suez Canal Blockage – Supply Chain in the News
In the past few days, the news of the blockage of the Suez Canal by a massive container ship called the Ever Given has been dominating the news, so much so, that even kids are talking about it. The phrase ‘supply chain’ is now being mentioned more often than ever before in news media. Some outlets have estimated the cost...
Supply Chain Planning Improvement Implementation Steps
We often see companies wanting to make the transition from spreadsheet-based planning to a best-of-breed supply chain planning system. There is often a question about where to start, what the foundational elements are, and which are the more advanced elements.
Building the Business Case for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Making the business case for Sales and Operations planning is not always easy given that you will need to bring on board key decision-makers in your organization. Let us explore how one can go about making the business case for a proposed S&OP project.
Using ABC Analysis to Determine Off-Balance Inventory
In this blog are some analyses based on the Pareto principle (or as is very commonly referred to as ABC analysis) that one can do in order to determine the alignment of the inventory with the overall needs of the supply chain.
National Puzzle Day – Solving Sudoku Puzzle Using Optimization in Arkieva
I learned this morning from my LinkedIn feed that January 29 is national puzzle day. So, we decided to put out a fun blog to mark the occasion. We have tried to solve Sudoku using a Mixed Integer Program (MIP). This blog is unrelated to Supply Chain although we use the technique used here to solve supply chain problems. Please enjoy!
Supply Chain Planning Transformation
I was asked recently about what it takes to transform the supply chain planning process of a company. Having gone through this process a few times in my past, I thought it best to share my experiences and suggestions in the form of a discussion with Tapan Mallik during a webinar. This blog is a precursor to that webinar.
Can You Make the Case For Supply Chain Technology Investment?
The right technology can provide a solution to maintaining optimal supply chain planning, but how can you justify the investment?