Placing the order decoupling point. Being flexible and agile does not mean ‘free for all’. There must be control at that point which separates satisfying customer orders from planning operations. This is where customer orders are accepted and reserved; final product specifications are defined and the last point from which inventory is released. The objective is to provide flexibility for … Read More
Blockchain technologies could change your supply chains
Blockchains as a disruptor. Start-up businesses become disruptors when entrepreneurs can see a business opportunity caused by failings in the current business model or complexity that can be reduced; but it requires availability of suitable technologies . This could happen to financing within supply chains, through the adoption of Blockchain technology. A recent report by Bloomberg describes a trial that is … Read More
Implementing the best Warehouse Management System
Structure of a WMS. Should the Warehouse Management System (WMS) module be a ‘reasonable or acceptable’ fit within your ‘integrated’ ERP system or an application that meets your business and operational requirements, but is interfaced to the ERP system? This is the question raised in my last blog, Interfacing or integrating supply chain IT applications, concerning software application used in … Read More
Free New eBook – Supply Chains Operating Performance
Supply Chains Operating Performance – A Financial Approach to Measurement. In 17 easy pages, Supply Chains Operating Performance – A Financial Approach to Measurement outlines an approach for measuring the value of Supply Chains in your organisation. Use the eBook as a useful starting point to gain support for a new approach to performance measurement. Support must be obtained from … Read More
Interfacing or integrating supply chain IT applications
Justify Supply Chain applications. Justifying expenditure on software for Supply Chains is a tough sell – there are other functions with equal demands for money. It requires a careful definition of requirements, commencing with answers to a few basic questions. What are the business reasons for needing the application(s)? What are the criteria for evaluating and buying the software? What methodologies … Read More