The Impact of Becoming Demand-Driven
By Karin Bursa
Becoming demand-driven enables companies to knock down organisational silos and create an integrated planning platform that ensures all teams involved are aligned...
S&OP Made Practical
By Karin Bursa
The biggest obstacles to S&OP excellence stem from the complexity of managing the process which requires amongst other things, identifying, gathering and...
What We Can Learn from the Collision of Supply Chain and Retail
By Karin L. Bursa
Traditionally, Supply Chain Planning and Retail Planning organisations have operated independently of each other, to the detriment of both. But, Karin...
The Spreadsheet Sabotage and its Impact on Supply Chains
By Karin L. Bursa
Although many employees are not properly trained to use them, spreadsheets are used by the a huge number of businesses worldwide...
Analytics Drive Informed Supply Chain Decisions
By Karin Bursa
Supply chains are overflowing with data, and even the most advanced organizations struggle to keep up with the ever-accelerating flow of information....
Achieving Demand Planning Excellence
By Karin L. Bursa
Demand planning excellence is the foundation for any successful business. Below, Karin Bursa argues that the demand plan is essential for...
Putting Supply Chain Performance at Your Fingertips
By Karin Bursa
Leveraging supply chain analytics to boost corporate performance
Is your company run on intuition? Or do you have a set of metrics that...
6 Keys to Inventory Optimisation
By Karin Bursa
Many companies around the world have adopted inventory optimisation and those without a formal process are falling behind their competition. Effective companies...
Executive S&OP – Put it Front and Centre for Your Organisation
By Karin Bursa
Does your company have the right S&OP process in place?
These 5 steps to success allow you to assess trade-offs between many interdependent...
Flexibility to Improve Forecast Accuracy
By Karin Bursa
To succeed in a business economy shaped by uncertain demand and rapid market changes, companies must be able to sense and adapt...
The Challenges of Global S&OP
By Karin Bursa
What do you want to achieve? Where does your company want to be in 12, 18, 24 months? Do you know? If...
Efficient Frontier: A Moving Target
By Karin Bursa
Do you view inventory as a cost factor, a risk, a service level influencer or a competitive advantage? Many executives view inventory...
