OK, now I can say it. I came to Kinaxis because I was suffering from a widespread and very serious condition – DPSS – disparate planning systems syndrome. The biggest problem with DPSS is that people don't know that there is a cure. But there is! First, what are the symptoms of DPSS? The most obvious symptom [...] (Read More)
A recent white paper by JDA and Oliver Wight attempted to set out the top 10 myths and realities of Sales & Operation Planning. According to the authors, these are the Myths The S&OP process should be owned or sponsored by the demand planning or supply chain function. S&OP is a tactical, real-time process that enables the ... (Read More)
Response Management is all about what you do when what you planned to do (forecast) does not match what is happening (actuals). This can be applied to any forecast, whether that is the traditional sales forecast of the number of units sold in a region, the projected cash position of a company, the expected completion [...] (Read More)
It is no major news that organizations are consciously gearing up to capture a customer demand regardless of the source/channel of demand and then attempting to fulfill the same. Internet dot com sites, cell phones/ ipads or any other such mobile devices give the buyers the necessary platforms to capture and convey data from multiple points and ... (Read More)
There was an interesting article written in HuffPost Business a while back about nine companies and their stories when their demand exceeded supply. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/23/9-companies-popular-products_n_839596.html#s257026&title=1_BMW Will this problem ever go away? It is argued that if you have brand loyalty then the risk of ... (Read More)
Yeah, there has been some positive news as of late on return of growth for ERP, but not everyone is singing the same tune. For example, I came across an article the other day in SupplyChainReview (http://www.supplychainreview.com/Technology/2011/01/12/erp-investments-to-slow-in-2011-pc-world.html) taken from PC World : ERP investments to slow in ... (Read More)
Supply Chain managers constantly struggle to quantify investments and articulate the value for any reengineering exercise. A continuously learning organization, something exemplified by the likes of Toyota have taken articulation, assessment, measurement and insight generation to the next level by making it a part of their DNA. A widely accepted ... (Read More)
Most of the Demand Planning applications like SAP APO, i2, Manugistics, Demantra etc offer statistical forecasting as one of their major differentiating functionality. Statistical forecasting generates the forecast for future periods based on history data provided. Lots of algorithms are on offer in these suites. Sometimes as many as 30 to 40 ... (Read More)
Taking note of best practices across industries As mentioned in Part 1 of this post, despite the unique aspects of the Pharma industry, the bulk of the supply chain management issues are largely common to many other industries. And without the same degree of supply chain focus that is present in the high tech space for [...] (Read More)
This blog of mine is somewhat related to my earlier blog that talked about if companies run unique supply chains for each market segment. Staying on a similar subject, I want to ask few questions about designing a supply chain organization. Suppose you are the head supply chain for a global organization with operations scattered almost everywhere ... (Read More)
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