I am fairly new to the supply chain industry. Ever since joining Arkieva, I have been immersed in all things manufacturing, planning and optimizing related. As I worked with my colleagues I observed that naturally every company is different and these differences can be seen especially during the implementation process. The steps, rules, politics, etc.,
Key Points: Work hard on finding the ‘perfect’ metric that measures the behavior you are trying to improve. Look for both the cause and the effect. In the absence of such a metric, do not ignore the ones that are only partially good. Do not measure something just because the data is available.
Recently, I was visiting with a prospect in Pennsylvania and they lamented on the effect of the ongoing port shutdowns on the west coast. He went on to say how they have heard of a threat for a shutdown for many years and everyone had become accustomed to it.