If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that organizations are vulnerable. This year, once again, we see that supply and demand are often not in balance, leading to significant impacts on service and deliveries to customers, as well as the strain on production capacity and working capital. Consequently, many organizations nowadays...
Today’s supply chains must be resilient enough to cope with numerous disruptions, from the energy crisis to geopolitical tensions. The ‘new normal’ places new demands on organizations. Supply chain leaders need to make their supply chains more resilient. But how should they go about that? The solution lies in taking a holistic view of the...
Creating a resilient supply chain is the key theme for 2023. During a recent webinar, Supply Chain Media discussed this topic with premium partners Chainalytics and Involvation. An important conclusion: those who want to make their supply chain more resilient must take action at strategic, tactical and operational levels: “Many companies are only...
When you’re unsure about what to do, doing nothing can sometimes seem like the best option. But believe me, that’s definitely not the right solution when it comes to your supply chain. Failure to act could end up costing your company money, draining your team’s energy reserves and putting your long-term survival at risk. Read on to find out which...
Supply chain resilience offers companies so many advantages that there are almost too many to count. In reality they all add up to the ultimate business benefit: long-term survival. And given the fact that the next disruption is always just around the corner nowadays, it’s one that your organization can’t afford to miss out on.
The urgent need for supply chain resilience is becoming increasingly apparent in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, so it’s time to take action. In my view, IBP is a great place to start. But what should you bear in mind to ensure that the implementation is successful?
Although digital planning has been around for decades, it suddenly seems to be on everyone’s lips. With the pace of technological advancements continuing to accelerate, digital planning can offer huge benefits and will undoubtedly play a key role in strengthening your supply chain resilience. However, it is important to remember that technology...
Effective supply chain collaboration gives you access to lots of data and information as the basis for your decision-making. But how can you optimally utilize the relevant intelligence to make the right trade-offs that support your long-term success – especially in today’s ‘VUCA’ world? The key lies in implementing an effective operational...
Many articles have been written about successful S&OP implementations. Often these articles only over content or context, hardly ever they cover both. But a successful S&OP demands an integral approach. Only in that case Sales & Operations Planning leads to practical actions and results. Quite similar to playing on chess on multiple boards. A...
Just as we all thought that life was slowly returning to normal and we could congratulate ourselves on surviving the COVID-19 disruption, the conflict in the Ukraine has reared its ugly head. But even when that's over, it will inevitably be followed by another, equally unexpected disruption. If you want to minimize fire-fighting and maximize...