Tag Archive: #ops rules

7 Ways to Cope with the Bullwhip Effect

The bullwhip effect is one of the most well-known supply chain concepts. Proctor & Gamble (P&G) coined the term when studying…

James Spillane
October 11, 2013
Strategy

How to Reach the Efficient Frontier

When Gartner released their Supply Chain Top 25 they noted that successful companies were investing in “a more rigorous and data-driven…

Connor Brooke
August 7, 2013
Strategy

9-Step Analytics Methodology to Transforming Your Supply Chain

Applying analytics to solve operations and supply chain problems requires domain knowledge, technology and process. We have developed a…

Connor Brooke
July 16, 2013
Strategy

Poor Supplier Performance Can Result in Inventory Problems

Supplier performance problems are often linked to sustainability issues, weather-related calamities or lack of sufficient oversight over work conditions…

James Spillane
May 21, 2013
Strategy

Is Your Operations Strategy Based on Buggy Excel Models?

A recent uproar in economic circles was caused by an Excel spreadsheet error that puts into doubt the results…

Alan Draper
April 23, 2013
Strategy

Why You Shouldn’t Waste Effort Improving Forecast Accuracy

How often have you heard, or perhaps even experienced, sales teams blaming the operations teams for delays in product…

Alan Draper
April 12, 2013
Strategy

Customer Flexibility vs. Profitability: Are You Giving Away Too Much?

Remembering that too much flexibility undermines profitability and requires heroic efforts to provide expected service. I recently visited a…

Jay Leonard
March 26, 2013
Strategy

Ask the Chairman: Measuring Your Company’s Supply Chain Complexity

Product proliferation, global reach and extended supply chains are just a few of the reasons companies need to deal…

Jay Leonard
March 8, 2013
Strategy

Why You Should Benchmark Your Supply Chain

Identifying areas of improvement in a supply chain and making efforts to tackle them is a continuous process. One…

Connor Brooke
February 19, 2013
Strategy

4 Reasons to Manage Life Sciences Complexity Costs

Our conversations with Life Sciences companies reveal a quest for initiatives that drive growth, significant performance improvements and competitive…

Jay Leonard
October 11, 2012
Strategy

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