It is common to speak of a “one number” demand forecast. And a “one number” forecast works fine if your demand forecast and your manufacturing planning are based on the same time period. For example, if you do a monthly forecast and the plant uses it to plan production for the entire month, then there is no inconsistency.
But a lot can happen in a month.
I was… Continue reading
I’m sitting at the Atlanta airport, low on caffeine, and my plane to Boston boards in t-minus 28 minutes. So, today’s news roundup and analysis will be relatively short; make sure your seatbelts are securely fastened…
Last week, we held our “Beyond the Perfect Order Metric” seminar in sunny Orlando, and by all measures (no pun intended), it was a successful event. More than twenty companies were represented, including executive speakers from Del Monte, Kraft Foods, Sony, Lowe’s, and Whirlpool. At the kick off, I told the attendees that learning is not a passive activity, and I encouraged them to ask lots of questions and to… Continue reading
Happy New Year! It was a relatively quiet week for news, if you don’t count the 5,000 dead birds that fell out of the sky in Arkansas and the 2 million dead fish that washed up in Cheasapeake Bay. This has the makings of a Stephen King novel if you ask me.
As you might have noticed, we also refreshed the design of the Logistics Viewpoints
Late last year, I spent almost two and a half weeks as a juror in a murder trial. Like most people reporting to jury duty, I had hoped I would spend a few hours in court reading a book and then get dismissed. Instead, I survived all the cuts made by the judge and lawyers and found myself in the jury box. But after going through the trial process, even… Continue reading
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