Integrated Business Planning (IBP), as defined by its creators at Oliver Wight, is “the business planning process that extends the principles of S&OP throughout the end-to-end supply chain, product, service…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many risks and uncertainties in supply chain networks. Materials shortages, demand fluctuations and plant closures have led many organizations to revisit their supplier relationships, as well as distribution and production locations….
Supply chain data is critical to the planning function. Our recent Planning Maturity Assessment shows that 45% of organizations are satisfied with their data quality, to some degree. 31% a neither satisfied nor dissatisfied….
These are trying times for supply chain planners. The effects of COVID-19 are unlike anything we have seen in recent decades. Disruption abounds, and as Lora Cecere writes, “the only constant will be surprise.” Supply Chain Dive reports that 75% of firms…
Just like you, we’re taking the news day by day and continuously brainstorming ways to serve our community. The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on our lives, the kind…
The world of supply chain has changed. Just a few decades ago, processes were still fairly linear and easier to control. Fast-forward to today, and you’ll find that external factors…
As the Coronavirus outbreak develops into a pandemic, people and businesses alike are feeling its ripple effects. Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threatens to halt production. Logistics providers like Maersk are forced to announce blank sailings due to curtailed…
2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. This promises to be a very eventful year. What’s on the horizon for supply chain…
