Feb 14, 2017 | Articles, Sales & Operations Planning
Many companies today are outsourcing to 3PL providers as a way to improve logistics performance. If it’s done right, putting logistics in the hands of 3PL partners can certainly make a positive difference. However, it’s also not unknown for companies to... Oct 5, 2015 | Sales & Operations Planning
As a supplier in a supply chain, it’s vital to recognise when you have a back order problem and, make no mistake, it is a problem. There are a number of reasons why back orders are the bane of supply chain—the ugly stepchild of good-looking line-fill rates. Back... Jun 22, 2015 | Sales & Operations Planning, Supply Chain KPIs
Inventory; the term for inanimate materials which don’t actually do anything except sit in one place until technology, people, vehicles and equipment are deployed to move it somewhere. Why then, is so much written about inventory in the context of supply chain... Jan 30, 2015 | Sales & Operations Planning
In this short video, Steven Thacker and Rob O’Byrne explain what Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is all about. They answer key questions: What IS Sales and Operations Planning? What is it NOT? Why do it? What are the benefits of S&OP? How do you... 
Jan 17, 2015 | Sales & Operations Planning
Myth #1: “We don’t need S&OP in our department; that’s a ‘supply chain thing.’ ” Reality: Yes, it is a supply chain thing – and a sales & marketing thing – and a manufacturing thing – and a finance thing – and an R&D thing – and, last but not least,... 