Entries for the 'Management' Category

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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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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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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There are two types of forecasting that are performed in business: Demand forecasting and sales forecasting. At times people use these terms synonymously, but they are in fact quite different. In this posting we will discuss the differences and when one should be used over another.

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We recently added to our site an article we wrote called the Principle of One.  It was first distributed last year as part of our newsletter with...

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How often have we seen management initiate change with great enthusiasm and expectation and then passively manage the process to a failed outcome? A leader’s capability to manage change is often the determining factor behind a successful processes implementation. Without good change management, our business speed initiatives are doomed to fail.

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A recent article by Rene Jones in Supply and Demand Chain Executive provided some key warehouse KPI's that I found interesting. 

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About a year ago there was a Visa Check Card commercial that does a nice job in exhibiting a few key principles necessary for a fast and responsive business. The video was called lunch.  Unfortuneately, the commercial is no longer available but the newer versions represent the same basic idea and can be viewed here.

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