Planning, Reports, Software, Sustainability

S&OP – a major driver in maximizing business profitability?

Increasing market dynamics and volatility put more emphasis on achieving planning excellence and raise the general level of attention for this topic. Although a recognized concept for many years, comprehensive deployment of S&OP has only …

Reports

Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index 2013

Over the next five years, 20th-century manufacturing stalwarts like the United States, Germany and Japan will be challenged to maintain their competitive edge to emerging nations such as China, India and Brazil, according to the …

Reports, Visibility

Market volatility drives the Supply Chain Agenda in 2013

At the end of last year, several economic and political actions in the Euro-zone and US prevented a further decline of the current economic situation. Structural problems affecting the world economy seem however not to …

Reports

Reducing supply chain barriers increases world GDP

This report examines supply chain barriers to international trade and concludes that they are far more significant impediments to trade than tariffs. In fact, reducing supply chain barriers could increase world GDP over six times …

Reports

2013 Third-Party Logistics Study

The success of the third-party logistics industry is evident in the generally high marks given to 3PLs by respondents to a survey as part of the 2013 17th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies …

Reports, Visibility

Executives Face Growing Threats to Their Supply Chains

According to a new survey from Deloitte, global executives are increasingly concerned about the growing risks to their supply chains and costly negative impacts such as margin erosion and inability to keep up with demand. …

Reports

Next-generation supply chains: Efficient, fast and tailored

Successful management of extreme market and demand volatility has become the new mantra of supply chain managers around the globe. Macroeconomic cycles of growth, contraction and recovery have become erratic, making reliable end-to-end supply and …

Mindmap

Mindmap for Inventory Management

Inventories represent a considerable part of a company’s working capital. Uncertain economic times require the amount of working capital tied up in inventory to be reduced. But managing stock levels is more complex than it …

Planning, Reports

Managing People and Behaviours

Oliver Wight Executive Summary: Managing People and Behaviours – getting the most from your organisation To stay on top in today’s complex and competitive business environment it is more important than ever for organisations to keep …

Planning, Software, Trends

Successful managers understand their role in an S&OP meeting

The virtual game The Fresh Connection, a new round of which is about to start in several countries, demonstrates strong similarities to a Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) meeting. β€œIn the teams which excel at …