The main benefits of ERP systems are seen as the production of real-time data shared across integration and automation of business processes. This is particularly important in this new business environment where automation, effectiveness and efficiency in operations and real-time data are important factors for business success. Despite all these known benefits of ERP more…
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In my 10 years of supply planning experience I have observed that despite being aware of usual holidays seasons we encounter throughout year, we still find ourselves short of supply during the crucial holiday period which damages customer service drastically, adds significant amount to premium freight, contributing to customer frustration, affecting the overall brand image…
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Did you ever think about how a supply chain risk can be identified? What are the dimensions of these sources, and how can they be managed? Before we look into 7 supply chain risk sources and their possible mitigating strategies, we need to briefly discuss 4 key issues around supply chain risk. 1) The…
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“Which is the best Supply Chain Management Book for beginners like me to learn operations and supply chain?” someone ask me on Quora. And I thought I could write a blog on this and can mention 7 of them, rather than 1! Although Supply Chain Management can be encapsulated in a definition presented in my…
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A JIT System (Just- in-time System) is an inventory management philosophy aimed at reducing waste and redundant inventory by delivering products, components, or materials just when an organization needs them. When I wrote a blog on JIT Purchasing there has been quite a lot comments and interest from the supply chain community on how it…
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Lean vs. Agile Supply Chain – Can You Have One Without the Other? [Infographic] Can you run an efficient manufacturing and supply chain organisation without any lean or continuous improvement tools? Can you grow your company and be more responsive without using any agile supply chain efforts? It may come as a serious disappointment to…
Continue readingCENTRALIZE VS DECENTRALISE SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESSES The debate to centralize or decentralize procurement processes is that organisations have been having for years; however, in supply chain processes context little has been written and said in my opinion (I did google it!). In recent years big organisations have observed a move towards centralized supply chain processes.…
Continue readingSupply Chain Planning Supply Chain Planning within an organisation exists on many levels, as well as in many functional areas. At a minimum, most organisations formally update their Profit Plans on a yearly basis. However, planning is an ongoing process that happens at different levels and different times dependent on resource availability and this is…
Continue readingWhy You Should Hire Supply Chain Interim Staff? In an ideal business world, you have recruited and hired all the full-time staff you need, who, between them have all the necessary skills, expertise and knowledge of Supply Chain Management for all your business needs. Well, more often than not, the reality is, in…
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Masters in Supply Chain Management why do you need one? By definition, Supply Chain Management focuses on how to economically and efficiently manage the supply-chain systems in place for the smooth movement of the product or service from the supplier to their client thus increasing a business’ competitive advantage. It sounds simple enough! However,…
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