Currently I’m working with a client to implement the Demand Planning, Inventory Optimization and Replenishment Planning solution, SO99+ from ToolsGroup.
After several months of hard work by the core team we successfully completed a significant milestone; Conference Room Pilot-CRP. I could not be prouder of a group of people
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Nothing wrong with a Ludicrous idea, we all have them, it’s part of brainstorming. Spending time and money on them is simply Scandalous!!
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Vendor get you peanuts, cracker jacks and popcorn at ball games. Supplier partnerships reduce the total cost of ownership across the Profit Chain™.
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I like to say “If it were easy, it would have been done”. This is what I like to call; Unlock the Art of Change™. These are used to get people to shift their frame of focus and start thinking differently.
Often I see individuals just stop trying, even after two or three attempts. Today we live in a society that craves instant gratification, when coupled with Leaders looking for the next big bang, an organization could be doomed.
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Ever notice within your supply chain. The further you are from the end customer, the lower the expectations of suppliers. How can this form of apathy be reversed? Let’s hear your comments.
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I recently read the June 2018 HBR article “The Death of Supply Chain Management” Shocking….to say the least. I liken this article to the mid 1980’s and the push for “Lights Out” manufacturing. Are they shouting from the same roof top? Have not educators and professionals alike learned that lights out manufacturing has an extremely …
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Just finished Alan Weiss’s one day session on Thinking Big! WOW…! Alan is the author of more that 60 books and the person behind the Million Dollar Consulting® franchise. This is my third class/session he has lead, all have been transformational for me as an expert resource and advisor for Operations and Supply Chain. Key …
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While on site with a client, the polar vortex, descended on Chicago. Offices are closed today and working from my hotel room. With a beautiful sunny day, difficult to believe it is -20 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Sunshine and -20F
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Photo of our team at Lock Chicago Escape Rooms. Team members are from Optimas Solutions and ToolsGroup. We are at an off-site meeting to define model build of ToolsGroup SO99+ Inventory Optimization and Replenishment Planning modules.
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Inventory is evil! Beware if the trappings of inventory.
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