Different requirements
In manufacturing businesses, production run lengths have become shorter, due in part to the real or imagined need for product extensions that address...
Supply Chains process gaps
There are occasional articles that discuss misalignment or gaps in organisations’ supply chains, which occur in processes, information flows, and IT...
Among the most popular software planning technologies is Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS). This is a type of software solution that sets out to...
Planning is not well understood Because Planning considers the future, the answers generated will not be ‘correct’ to three decimal places, but that does...
Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo EU 2023 has wrapped up its 3-day event in Barcelona, Spain.
Featuring over 35 Gartner experts and more than 100 research-driven...
Capacity challenge Flows of materials and items through an organisation’s supply chains are governed by inventory, lead times and capacity – the triangle of...
Manager of external risks Disruption in the worlds supply chains are unlikely to reduce in number or severity, especially as the influence of climate...
Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2023 has wrapped up its 3-day event in Orlando, Florida.
Featuring over fifty Gartner experts and more than 140 research-driven sessions,...
A CEO’s ‘inner sanctum’ At a recent industry event, a panel member whose consulting business advises companies on Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), spoke...