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RECENT POSTS
Want a gold medal? Forget the Traditional Approach When Driving a Supply Chain Technology Project!
The traditional approach of doing a software technology project has been to do blueprinting, followed by software selection and then implementation. In this post, Bram argues that it is time to shake things up and do it differently.
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.
Five principles for future Supply Chain Planners
Are you a current supply chain planner? Or are you fixing to become one? Have you wondered what makes someone a good supply chain planner? In this post, I have compiled 5 principles for supply chain planners to follow.
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.
A Better Way to Forecast Using Attribute Based Dynamic Hierarchies
Have you ever wondered whether you should forecast: Bottom-up? Top-down? Middle-Out? It turns many in the demand planning profession do. Read along to see why you can do all of that and more with attribute based demand planning.
