It remains difficult to set up an effective Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. Above all, companies struggle to gain crossdisciplinary support. By Marcel te Lindert At the international S&OP conference organized by Marcus Evans from 8-10 …
S&OP continuous to be a popular topic that remains high on the agenda of executives. To assess the current state of S&OP, I interviewed 7 S&OP thought leaders at the end of 2016 for my …
Oliver Wight updated its Sixth Edition Class A Standard. The new publication re-sets the bar for organisations looking to achieve performance excellence, capturing 50 years of experience from Oliver Wight in helping some of the …
Incidents are forcing companies to rethink more regularly The result of the Brexit vote, the bankruptcy of Hanjin, the attacks on foreign firms in Ethiopia – numerous recent incidents illustrate that supply chains are under pressure. …
Machine manufacturers suffering from high costs and long unreliable lead times can make huge gains in terms of competitive edge if they manage to resolve the so-called ‘service paradox’: from relatively slow, unreliable and inefficient to reliable, fast and efficient. By …
In today’s rapidly digitalizing world, companies can be divided into two categories based on their speed and agility. On the one hand we have the traditional firms and large multinationals that, just like oil tankers, …
The writing is on the wall: if you want to innovate in the digital world, you must be agile. Four of the top five companies by market cap - Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon - …
More than 380,000 people have signed up for the CrossFit Open 2017, a challenge to find the fittest person on Earth based on 5 painful workouts for 5 weeks. That’s a whole lot of effort …
Today, Integrated Business Planning (IBP) sits at the heart of many organisations as the management process that runs the business. It covers all the core functions from product development and operations, to sales, marketing and …
In my work to optimize supply chains, I get to visit a lot of different companies in many different industries. Since I have a huge curiosity for leaning new things, I tend to ask a …
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