The Lost Art of Bill of Material Structuring
“Must the bills be restructured? What does restructuring mean? Before answering these questions, the uses of the bill of materials throughout the company must be understood.”...
Invest in People First and Technology Second
...those companies who invest in the integration pf people, processes and technology will be the winners and most competitive in the future....
Forecasting or demand Planning – what’s the difference?
[vc_row row_scroll_icon="no"][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Sustaining a winning business position in a fast moving and changing market demands requires agility and flexibility from an organisation. This does not mean reactivity which is typified by the classic ‘firefighting’ environment. It means planning for flexibility. In order to respond...
Integrated Business Planning (IBP/S&OP) Evolution
Since the 1980’s the primary business management process for many manufacturing and supply chain management companies has been Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) - discuss!!!!...
DMi White Paper: Cascade Education – The Key to Change
[vc_row row_scroll_icon="no"][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Education that enables people to understand the ‘why’ of change management and training which helps them understand the ‘how’ of change management along with KPIs that are designed to drive the desired behaviour are at the core of the DM Integration Proven...
DMi White Paper: ERP Systems Functionality Selection Checklist
[vc_row row_scroll_icon="no"][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] ERP Systems Functionality Selection Checklist This document is not intended to pick up all of the functionality of a typical ERP system, for example it does not cover areas such as ledgers, CRM, HR or basic purchase orders and stock transactions. Its objective...
DMi White Paper: ERP Implementation Principals Go Live Criteria
[vc_row row_scroll_icon="no"][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1534691656719{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}"]Introduction Many organisations decided to implement a new ERP system because the current systems are not integrated, becoming unsupported, lack latest functionality or technology, poorly used (probably not a system issue!) or the belief is that a new...