So says Peter Skurla, the man credited with coining the phrase “Sales & Operations Planning” and a principal at Oliver Wight, the consulting organization most strongly associated with expertise in S&OP. Over my years of covering supply chain management, several companies have told me how helpful “Ollie Wight” has been in helping them get to a better S&OP process.
In a conversation with Peter, he made the point… Continue reading
Based on our research and experience, many companies are not using a transportation management system (TMS) for one or more of the following reasons:
I generally leave the discussion of political issues that affect logistics to my colleague Adrian Gonzalez. But one issue that I have been tracking is the “reset economy,” the idea that once we emerge from this recession, certain industries may not bounce all the way back. In other words, they may not have the same growth and profitability they had before the recession. One scenario that could negatively affect… Continue reading
In last Thursday’s piece, I proclaimed that transportation procurement is ‘hot’ right now. It’s been the most read posting over the past few days, and it prompted the following great viewpoint from Logisticsexpert, a logistics executive like many of you:
“I have debated this topic with many providers over the last year. My question comes down to this: What evidence do I have that no matter what I
Companies that outsource manufacturing, logistics, call centers, IT support, and various back office functions can be better equipped to ride out a recession, particularly if the payments are transaction based. Less demand means fewer transaction fees associated with supply chain services. These companies have minimized their fixed overhead costs, and their warehousing, transportation, and manufacturing costs become variable costs that are strongly correlated to new orders. This becomes even truer… Continue reading
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