S&OP: Has Its Time Passed?
For nearly three decades, sales & operations planning (S&OP) has been a much discussed topic. Dave Food (@davefood), a supply chain consultant with Prophetic Technology, reminds us of some of the reasons that
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For nearly three decades, sales & operations planning (S&OP) has been a much discussed topic. Dave Food (@davefood), a supply chain consultant with Prophetic Technology, reminds us of some of the reasons that
“With its same-day delivery and a mobile-first mentality,” writes Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF), “Diapers.com is currently doing business in the environment that other retailers will inevitably have to adapt to.”[1] Bob Violino (@BobViolino)
Business executives are always looking for ways to improve their business processes and save money. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) can help. “Robotic process automation mimics human actions associated with a variety of
“A high-functioning, flexible and agile supply chain is increasingly critical to business success,” asserts Donna Fritz, Vice President of Marketing & Product Management at TAKE Supply Chain. “Yet,” she notes, “many companies
“Resiliency,” writes Aaron Burman, “has become an overused buzzword. Every field seems to have their own need to talk about being resilient.”[1] Burman may be correct about resiliency being a buzzword, but
“Sometimes it is perceived as a figment of the far future,” states The Economist. “But artificial intelligence (AI) is today’s great obsession in Silicon Valley.”[1] While science fiction writers and some well-known personalities
We’ve all seen little figurines with their arms stretched wide standing on a pedestal engraved with “I love you this much.” That’s how I picture chief marketing officers when the subject of
A million years ago manufacturing was a very personal business. Individuals constructed their own tools and weapons. Those items, however, represented the latest technologies available to mankind. People who possessed them had
“Big Data? Big problems,” writes Maurice Lévy, chairman and chief executive of Publicis Groupe. “With each hack, leak, and act of piracy and sabotage, we grow more aware that the performance of
“The automation of knowledge work will be this decade’s engine of growth,” according to the Institute for Robotic Process Automation (IRPA).[1] The Institute goes on to state, “By freeing up human labor
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