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Is S&OE the new S&OP?
Jeff Stabell - Manufacturing, Retail, Supply Chain JDA
During a recent dialog with a Vice President of Supply Chain for a major U.S. retailer, I had the opportunity to ask an important question. I asked how much of that Vice President’s time was spent on truly strategic supply chain planning projects vs tactical firefighting of supply chain disruptions. By the look on his face it was clear that I had touched a nerve.
This is a sensitive topic for many supply chain practitioners. JDA’s own research among planners tells us that they tend to spend 70% of their time fire-fighting supply chain disruptions. This Supply Chain VP was certainly no exception to the rule as those daily and weekly supply chain fires tended to bubble up to his desk.
The question remains, why can’t most supply chain practitioners break loose from firefighting and focus on delivering against their Sales and Operational Plan?
As a wise person once said, the long-term is a series of short terms. Delivering against yo
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Constellation Research: 9 Starting Points for Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
The rise automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies means you have new opportunities to undergo digital transformation.
Read “9 Starting Points for Digital Transformation in Manufacturing” from Constellation Research for actionable next steps you can take, including:
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Events
10
Dec
2019
Manufacturing Integration in New Product Introduction
Global business trends have led to greater market competition, higher supply chain complexity, and increased functional decentralization. The effective integration of manufacturing with new product development has become essential for achieving profitability and time-to-market objectives. This program wi ...
NBC Tower | Chicago, IL
12
Dec
2019
Negotiating Energy Supply and Infrastructure Contracts
Whether energy procurement, operations, plant manager or engineer is part of your job deion or a core competency, cryptic terms and conditions in your supply contract add (unnecessary) complexity to an already difficult decision. So how do you protect your bottom line? For the negotiation of commodity and infr ...
NBC TOWER | Chicago, IL
28
Jan
2020
Procurecon Facilities 2019
The Conference for Facilities Innovators
What is ProcureCon Facilities?
The sourcing of real estate, facilities, construction and utilities has recently become a major procurement responsibility. Called on to eliminate excessive costs and increase savings, the time is now for facilities practition ...
The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, FL
4
Feb
2020
Future Stores Miami 2020
The Conference for In-Store Innovators
Retail. Reimagined.
It’s 2019, and the Retail Renaissance is here. For successful retailers, business –as-usual is long gone. But what’s next in 2020 and beyond?
Future Stores Miami is the conference where senior level executives in operations, mar ...
Maximum safety and reliability and reducing the costs for our customers at the same time: we are able to offer the chemical industry an extensive range of chemical logistics services that hardly any other logistics specialist can match. It is our goal to harmonise our services with your specifications in s...
Digital transformation is on the agendas of virtually all corporations today. It has risen to the top of strategic plans and has become the focus of businesses around the globe. So great an industry evolution, IDC ind...
HOYER is an independent family enterprise that dates back to 1946, and which has become one of the world’s leading bulk-logistics providers, offering comprehensive transport services and complex logistics soluti...
Forward-thinking players are setting their sights on advancing the future of procurement with active value management. But there’s a long way to go to become an essential part of the enterprise performance conversa...
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NBC Tower | Chicago, IL 
