Today, we find Julie, Matt and two other members of their team attending a Demand Driven Planner workshop. There is a certification possible, but right now Julie and Matt just want to evaluate if this methodology is as promising as it seems. We catch up with them during a break in the class.
Aligning for Agility. Where is the Disconnect?
Forecast Accuracy has been a topic of discussion for decades. Just from my own time in supply chain (20 plus years), it’s always been front
On a recent trip, I tried to remain cashless. No need to exchange money. Just use credit cards everywhere. I even used my phone “wallet”
Forecast Accuracy has been a topic of discussion for decades. Just from my own time in Supply chain (20 plus years), it’s always been front
The most common situation in business. Sales: “We ran out of inventory. You need to keep enough on hand so we can sell.” Purchasing: “We
This is the way we’ve always done it. We hear it all the time. It’s often given as the most dangerous sentence in all the
The biggest lie we have ever been told: It’s not that simple. Why do we in Supply Chain accept the chaos? We complain about it,
This is a common discussion for me. People are convinced that safety stock will help them to achieve inventory management goals. But when I ask
The Demand Driven MRP methodology begins with Positioning. Inventory Positioning specifically. What is so special about positioning? It is the key to solving one of
All of us are limited by what we can imagine. And that is often influenced by what we have seen or how we have worked
