Congratulations Renaud Perray
Renaud Perray of Cardone Industries was recently recognized as the Supply Chain Pro to Know by the Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine. We extend our congratulations to Renaud and his team via this blog post.
Supply Chain Planning and an Uncertain Economy
Supply Chain Planning deals with the future and therefore uncertainty with economy. As a result, the planners sometimes have to question other people’s assumptions. Whether for this or some other reason, they do not get credit that is due to them for the great job they do. Eric Wilson from Tempur Sealy gives them the due credit and then some and calls them the super heroes of business. We agree!
Central Planning Engines: Lessons from Leibniz
Arkieva’s Dr. Ken Fordyce recently participated in the Dagstuhl Seminar, "Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Supply Chains" in Wardern Germany. While attending he was able to participate in great discussions about “end to end” planning – aka master scheduling, and has written about his observations in regards to Advanced Planning and Schedule (APS), supply planning, and Central Planning Engine (CPE).
Supply Chain Planning Challenges: Exciting Times Ahead
This past week Arkieva attended the India Manufacturing Supply Chain Summit & Awards 2016 in Mumbai. While attending the Summit we were able to discuss with our supply chain colleagues the many supply chain planning challenges we face every day in the industry. We invite you to share in the knowledge and discussions we were able to collect for this blog post. We at Arkieva are already preparing for those exciting supply chain planning challenges ahead; are you ready for these exciting times?
The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain
What makes an Excellent Supply Chain? Are there certain key factors that can point to a supply chain being excellent? When asked this question, I thought of the list in this blog which I consolidated alphabetically under ABCD. I am hoping folks who read it will provide their own ideas via comments and together we will make this list the A to Z of an excellent supply chain.
Forecasting: What Business wants from Academia
Are the researchers in the academic world aligned with the expectations and needs of the business world when it comes to the world of forecasting? Or are the two very different? What can the academe do that will be of value to the business folks? Read on to see some of my thoughts on this topic.
How to define your forecasting hierarchy
Should one forecast at the SKU-Customer-Location level and aggregate the results up? Or should one forecast at the product-family-region level and dis-aggregate the results down? Or should one do both and try to triangulate the results? Which method gives the best results to the business? Let us look at this together.
How to drive a successful technology project
Have you gone through a software implementation in a large company? How much time did you spend in committees discussing things? What was the level of detail at which discussions were had? Do you think all that preparation got your firm better positioned for success? How were the results in the end? This blog post puts forward some ideas on making software implementations successful.
Asking key ROI questions
OK, I confess! I am thinking like a software provider when I use the words ROI questions. Maybe at times it is a discussion among colleagues. It could be that one is talking to oneself regarding the potential benefits of a project. Whatever form it takes, my purpose in this blog is to illustrate how one
Supply Chain 2015 Year In Review
Happy New Year! As we look back at 2015 from a supply chain perspective, digital supply chains seem to show up very prominently. In this blog, let us look at some of the trends in the supply chain space that came to be in 2015.