According to a recent report by KPMG, technology platforms that support real time business intelligence is one of the top strategies and tactics to be deployed by manufacturers. The report, entitled Global Manufacturing Outlook: Performance in the crosshairs, is based on a survey of management from...
As we approach holiday shutdowns, it may be a good time to ask some general questions about your supply chain. While we can see much more than 3 questions, here are the three that we have recently seen as top-of-mind by executives: Are we planning or...
We have been involved in several large-scale supply chain visibility projects recently. When we started on these projects, we found an Aberdeen Group Benchmark report from 2006 (!) and felt nostalgic. The industry has been talking about supply chain visibility for 20+ years and we...
Balanced Scorecards and Spreadsheets: The Right Starting Point? A recent insight by Bain and Company discusses Balanced Scorecards as one kind of management tool. While balanced scorecards have been in use by organizations for years, one trend we see is organizations and executives using balanced scorecards...
A recent FORBES article discusses, and actual has 10 Steps To Conquer Information Overload. FORBES has some great steps. However, we prefer not to “conquer” information overload, but how to use so much information to your advantage. One thing we all need to realize is...
It is always exciting to see an area we are very passionate about gain some steam. Our friends at Transparency Market Research just published a new market study entitled Supply Chain Analytics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast 2014 –...
Still our most popular post, we discussed moving from static to real-time Key Performance Indicators and a methodology we use to help achieve real-time KPIs. Executing a static to real-time KPI transformation does not need to be a daunting task, when executed in a methodological...
Transforming a culture can be a daunting task and certainly requires more than can written in 1 blog post. However, there are a few items we notice in working in large-scale transformations over the past 3 years. Communication. Not a new aspect of cultural change, but...
Extraordinary Performance Delivering Industry-Specific Epicor Solutions, Support and Services to Customers Worldwide CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sage Clarity LLC, a leader in best-of-breed supply chain and manufacturing solutions, announced it has earned Platinum Partner Status for the Americas in the Epicor® Inspired Partner Network. ...
In the 5 (or so) months since we launched this blog, the most popular article discussed real-time KPIs. Since this post, we have received numerous requests focused around a “how do I get started theme”. If I have not gotten back to you yet, I...
