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At the Lora Cecere’s Supply Chain Global Submit 2017, the session on Additive Manufacturing had particularly grasped my attention. I don’t think anybody questions the fact that 3D printing has done and continues to do amazing things. The questions being asked now are about how …

I was stunned when I first met the collaborative Robot Sawyer at the Imagine 2030 Supply Chain Insights Summit in September this year.  All I could think was how many jobs will these guys take.  The list of features is awesome but for me the …

In September 2016, I was lucky enough to attend Lora Cecere’s (founder of Supply Chain Insights) ‘Imagine the Supply Chain of 2030 Global Summit’. I found the conference extremely insightful and wanted to share with you some of my key takeaways from the event. This …

It’s a common time to review how you are tracking to budget and how you see the next twelve months are panning out. Professional sports teams develop set plays that detail. When A happens we respond with B. These teams assembly all their set plays …

When I was first getting started in this business a good friend and colleague who knows a thing or two about statistical modelling advised me; “you must understand your demand before you try to fit a statistical model to it”. This advice has served our team well …

When it comes to forecasting strategic acquisitions the need for containment can often result in an organisation’s planning functions not being directly involved in the processes. Initial scoping and feasibility is done at high level, and then project teams dive into risk assessments and due …

Begin with the end in mind. If you are implementing or reinvigorating a forecasting program, it is important to realistically review where forecasting will provide the most benefit and also which benefits will be most quickly realised. Scenario A business I worked with had 7 …

As a SCM solutions provider we understand that there are an infinite number of variables that influence a supply chain’s efficacy. This fact can make identifying the true culprit of a supply chain failure incredibly difficult. In many cases when there is a catastrophic failure …

It is a common time to review how you are tracking to budget and how you see the next twelve months are panning out. Agile businesses using their planning processes to predict what might happen, and prepare the practical action plans, specific to their business. Two recent examples of action plan generation we have been involved in include:– A company running promotions of certain products without giving our …

Where to begin? I was recently asked , in the context of forecasting, “what should a new CEO look at in their first 180 days?” While we are still new to a business, and before we know the given answers for why things are done, …