ERP System Sucks! It’s true. If you work in a large enterprise, whether in manufacturing, telecom, automotive or retail, you’d know exactly why ERP systems are not what they are made out to be. Rather than making your job easier, they make things much, much more difficult and more complex. We are talking about the…
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Amongst the big issues killing any business valuation is the volume of inventory at hand that is placed as excess and obsolete. Excess and obsolete inventory is the outcome from several problems that ensue due to “a series of unplanned proceedings”, and often extends to many functions. For a typical business, the excess and obsolete…
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Demand planning and forecasting is about people, processes and technology. A similar concept as 4 Key Pillars of Supply Chain Strategy. The four broader aspect of demand planning and forecasting today are 1) Finding the Right Model The first pressing question is how does one choose a forecasting method? Most often firms often choose…
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If the businesses want the functions of their supply chain to be optimized or achieve supply chain optimization, it is not sufficient to simply select a correct strategy. They rather need to analyze their weaknesses and strengths, for improving the demand chains in terms of measuring their overall performances. Hence, the potential failures can be…
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Whether you are a seasoned project manager or new to the profession, it is becoming increasingly important to get continual training as you learn project management to advance your supply chain career and stay updated with latest practices. Project management is a goal-oriented discipline, and the course, besides professional focus, is shaped by scheduling and…
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Over the years, I have had many requests as well as CV’s sent to me from people via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and email asking for advice on how to find a job in the Supply Chain field. Despite there are several Supply Chain jobs available when you Google, but still find a right opportunity is…
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In the supply chain world, the use of PowerPoint is unavoidable by practicing supply chain professionals and managers. The Microsoft PowerPoint, created in 1987, is a powerful tool for making a presentation and is still the most popular presentation tool available today. But presently, some Supply Chain folks still struggle to create compelling presentations that…
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Definition: Inventory Rationalization The article, “Controlling Just Noticeable Differences in Quality”, by Joseph M. Kamen, published in the November- December 1977 issue of Harvard Business Review has influenced me over my career. In the article, Mr. Kamen talks about changes to products, process or operations that are almost so small as to not be noticed, but when…
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Staying up to date with persistent changes is amongst the challenges facing most procurement professionals nowadays. The field of Procurement has regularly encountered the difficulties of getting up to time with top organizational and technological changes. The importance of keeping up with the latest innovations and technological changes is what births the idea of creating…
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Today’s business environment is ultracompetitive. Smart businesses are opting for better practices and operations that focus on eliminating waste, reducing costs, while also creating an environment that supports continuous business growth. 5S Kaizen help you achive all that. Kaizen is a part of the lean manufacturing system which was developed to maintain a continuous improvement…
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is a Manufacturing Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain leader from international multi-site manufacturing experience in Electrical, Hydraulics and Internet industries
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