Memories of raising the bar at Mars
[vc_row row_scroll_icon="no" content_aligment="center"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Memories of raising the bar at Mars "Mars GCC has unwrapped the secret to business excellence. ’" The Middle Eastern unit of global pet food to confectionary giant, Mars Inc, has raised the bar for the entire group with its world class accreditation for...
THE S&OP/IBP EVOLUTION CONTINUES
[vc_row row_scroll_icon="no" content_aligment="center"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The S&OP/IBP Evolution Continues When S&OP was first defined back in 1981 by Walt Goddard who was Oliver Wight’s partner and future president of the Oliver Wight companies who became one of the greatest influences upon my career, the focus of S&OP was...
Demand Planning – ‘BIG THREE’
[vc_row row_scroll_icon="no" content_aligment="center"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The Big Three Once you are over the psychological barrier to forecasting that turns ‘the art of the impossible into the art of the possible’ and you are ready to try harder then we need to turn to how to try harder. This...
Vendor Scheduling
[vc_row row_scroll_icon="no" content_aligment="center"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Vendor Scheduling "Is Vendor Scheduling in horse racing form terms SFSF" (Started, Farted, Slipped and Fell)? The concept of Vendor Scheduling was developed alongside MRPII (ERP) principals and Lean/JIT thinking back in the 1980’s/90’s. The basic premise is to provide the Vendor/Supplier with stable and...
The Churn and People of S&OP and IBP
[vc_row row_scroll_icon="no" content_aligment="center"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The Churn and People of S&OP and IBP I have been involved in the development of S&OP and IBP since the mid-80s. Despite S&OP/IBP never being a meeting, or even once the ‘5-Step’ process was developed a series of meetings, I have heard...
Queues – Waste or Tool?
“work in progress’ is badly named because it should be called ‘work not in progress’”...
From CIM to Twin
"The key focus of digital twin is to exploit 3-D data and simulation deeper into the business"...
Results of European Innovation 2019
Results of European Innovation 2019. “The increase in performance has surpassed the United States for the first time”...
Innovation in Europe by “Regions”
“The most innovative region in the EU is Helsinki - Uusimaa (FI1B) in Finland”...
The Seven Expectations Model
It is increasingly clear that the behaviour traits of great organisations who achieve great results and have developed ‘secure based leadership’ throughout the organisation are a significant factor in their success....