Entries for 'Ara Surenian'

At the November 6th APICS Chicago Chapter event: Keys to their Organization’s Success seminar, Cindy Jutras, Vice President And Group Director of ERP ...

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The Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association International, the Order Fulfillment Council and the Supply Chain Execution Systems & Technolog...

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We were recently interviewed for a blog posting by Lextech Global Service.  Lextech helps companies use technology to generate revenue and w...

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We are please to announce that we will be presenting "LEAN DEMAND MANAGEMENT: Demand & Supply in an Imperfect World" at the Tooling and Manuf...

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Recently the TSA instituted a trial process of allowing people to self-select the security line using as a way to speed up the security process. ...

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Rising commodity prices and record breaking oil costs are creating more of an inflationary climate than has been seen for many years. In this posting, Herb Shields, CMC of HCS Consulting recommends that companies need to focus on their Purchasing functions and make sure that there are procedures and policies in place to deal with price increases from their suppliers. 

Herb is one of our partners and is a top supply chain expert.  Please free to contact him directly at 847-498-9510 or you can learn more by visiting his web-site at www.hshieldsconsulting.com. 

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DemandCaster is what we here at Cadent Resources, Inc. call a Software with a Service (SwaS).  This is a new term we have coined to differentiate...

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For over 10 years, I have been applying a simple 7 step process at my manufacturing and distribution clients to help them gain control over their order management and execution activities. The process is called the 7-F’s of Demand and it is based on a few simple ideas.

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The next time you are in your facility stop and take a look around and watch all the movement.  As you do this look for processes that appear to ...

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When performing demand planning, the subject of lead times always come up.  On April 11, 2008 I attended the APICS and CSCPM sponsored Passport to Supply Chain Effectiveness Forum. The key note was presented by Mr. John Lanigan, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF).  His presentation opened my eyes to the current and future challenges of our transportation infrastructure and the impact it will have on our supply chains.

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