Monday 7 August 2017
Four Capabilities that Will Help You Be Better Prepared for Your Next Recall
Companies whose products cater to end-consumers – especially in industries such as Consumer Electronics, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Food & Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods and Automotive –…
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Why an Integrated Business Planning Process Cannot Be Effectively Managed Using ERP and Spreadsheets
Breaking free of spreadsheets is an important milestone in the journey to a mature integrated business planning process.
Excel is a natural starting place because…
Tuesday 23 May 2017
Realizing Value from Order Promising
Turning Your CFO into a Supply Chain Fan
Value measurement for solving supply chain problems has been a challenge in the past. However, the emergence…
Monday 17 April 2017
S&OP as an Organizational Decision-making Process
"S&OP is dead," the caller said. This unsettled me – “Are lead-times dead, too?” I wondered. I had to find out.
Work is changing –…
Monday 3 April 2017
E2open Holds User Forum on New On-time In-Full (OTIF) Package
Effective February 2017, Walmart is requiring its suppliers to meet either a same-day or two-day shipping window instead of its previous four-day window. It has also…
Thursday 30 March 2017
E2open and Steelwedge Join Forces: Analyst Reaction to our Vision for Collaborative S&OP
It has been a little over a month since E2open acquired Steelwedge and the media and analyst receptions to the announcement have been extremely strong. It’s…
Friday 17 March 2017
How E2open’s Scalable DSR Platform Delivers a Competitive Advantage for CPG Companies
In late 2016, E2open acquired Orchestro, a leading provider of Demand Signal Repository (DSR) technology and preemptive analytics for retail and omnichannel fulfillment. Orchestro’s data,…
Tuesday 31 January 2017
A Moment of Reflection for the New Year
Each January, the pundits are abuzz with talk about the new food trends for the year. Whether it’s antibiotics, sugar levels, food waste, GMO-labeling or cauliflower…
Friday 20 January 2017
The Journey to a Customer-Driven Supply Chain
A Challenging Planning Environment
For consumers, the world of electronics is full of exciting new gadgets. For the companies involved in designing, manufacturing, and bringing…
Monday 12 December 2016
Removing the Bullwhip Effect Across the Network
In 1961, Jay Forrester formalized the recognition of the bullwhip effect in his book titled, Industrial Dynamics. 55 years later, companies still struggle to…
Wednesday 9 November 2016
A Better Approach to Managing Your Extended Supply Chain
Outsourcing various parts of manufacturing started in the high tech industry a few decades ago. Today, outsourcing is now the new norm in most industries today.…
Thursday 13 October 2016
In Pursuit of Productivity
Does planner workload affect productivity? Can technology help companies achieve a step-change in productivity? The answer to both of these questions is yes. Here are
…Tuesday 30 August 2016
The Power of Predictive Analytics
The use of predictive analytics is rising
According to KPMG’s 2016 Global Consumer Executive Top of Mind Survey, the use of predictive analytics will…
Wednesday 20 July 2016
How to Build an Agile Supply Chain – Lessons From the Best Companies
One of the top priorities for executives is to improve the agility of their company. It is not hard to understand why: competition is more…
Monday 11 July 2016
Turning Your Consumer Goods Supply Chain Into a Competitive Advantage
Today’s modern supply chains are multi-enterprise, starting with consumers, retailers, distributors; and flowing through an extended network of suppliers, contract manufacturers, and other third parties.…