by david | Jul 29, 2022 | Articles
Now more than ever, manufacturers and suppliers face the quandary between increasing and reducing inventory levels. Often, huge sums of money are spent to improve forecasts or to link computer systems together through Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology. In...
by david | Jul 18, 2022 | Articles
Clients tell me that they can get fill rates up but they can’t keep them up, even if they throw inventory at the problem. When fill rates drop so do sales and turns. It is possible to get both fill rates and turns up and keep them up. Read on to understand the...
by david | Jun 28, 2022 | Articles
Our quick changing geopolitical climate is causing companies to reconsider their offshoring strategies. Unpredictable forecasting, which we talked about in a previous blog post, and the logistical nightmares that come from choosing the wrong trend are just a small...
by david | Jun 23, 2022 | Articles
“Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave. If my measurements are not clear, no one can predict how I will behave – not even me!” -Dr. Eli Goldratt An internal supply chain exists within one organization. An external supply chain includes...
by david | Jun 7, 2022 | Articles
Sometimes you can make things worse by just “trying to do your best.” Planning and forecasting is supposed to be the way to solve production, supply, and storage problems but it is not always reliable. Variations in demand are being magnified more than ever. Even the...