Upcoming Events
4/14/04 Charlotte Exec Lunch "Squeezing Value from Your Supply Chain"
10/10/04 APICS Conference San Diego, CA "Sophisticated Supply Chain Measures and Analysis Using Existing Tools"
1/1/04 Management Insight Quarterly Vol 2, Issue 1
Read the latest edition of Management Insight Quarterly. In this edition:
Fixing the Top Line: Focused Approach to Re-energizing the Growth Process
Sustained growth requires an objective analysis of current performance and customer expectations.
Good Supply Chain Measures: Balance and Causality
Good supply chain measures need to be balanced and must be relevant to your bottom line.
1/12/04 Industry Week - Don't Overlook the Demand Side of Supply Chain Management
Don't just assume your demand is fixed and you have to adapt your supply chain to match it. This article address taking some initiative and control over your product's demand patterns and influencing demand to drive supply chain efficiency.
10/1/03 Management Insight Quarterly Vol 1 Issue 3
"Just the Facts, Maam" - Change Management with Teeth
Deciding what to improve, is often a smaller issue than the effort it will take to get the company to accept and implement the change. Change management techniques usually focus on the 'soft' issues of communications and incentives. However, new business intelligence tools allow business managers to focus debate away from feelings and onto facts.
Workplace Harassment: Myths and Facts
Operating on myths about harassment law can expose a manager to legal action. Learn the facts behind the most common harassment myths.
Assumptions to Avoid when Setting Safety Stock Levels
Underlying inventory management theory and software are some key assumptions that can produce less than optimal results when calculating inventory levels. Understand the practical implications of these assumptions so you know when to take the 'optimal' calculations with a grain of salt.
10/3/03 Penn State Center for Supply Chain Research
Brian Springman presented a case study of our supply chain analytic solution with our client, National Gypsum. The presentation was received quite well, audience members were impressed by what could be accomplished by tapping National Gypsum's existing software and data.
4/1/03 Management Insight Quarterly Vol 1 Issue 2
Read a past edition of Management Insight Quarterly. In this edition:
The Business Intelligence Software You Already Own
Business Intelligence is a hot new IT trend which allows companies to gain true management insight from all the data they have been collecting. The good news is, most companies already own the software needed to start gaining benefits from Business Intelligence.
Don’t Overlook the Other Side of Supply Chain Management
Understanding and managing customer demand is critical to a company's Supply Chain strategy. However, many companies focus the bulk of their improvement efforts on internal production issues.
