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It’s Still Just Lipstick on a Pig: The Challenges of Spreadsheet-Based Supply Chain Planning

Productivity tools are wonderful inventions used for their intended purpose, making writing, calculating, and presenting information much easier and faster.…

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Order Up! Constrained Capacity Production Leveling for Food and Beverage Manufacturers

The food and beverage industry continues to encounter new challenges and compound those already unique to their world. Fertilizer shortages,…

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Wanted: Supply Chain Planning Top Model

There’s more to a much-anticipated release of a new fashion line than the stroll down the catwalk. Thousands of details,…

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The ABCs of Machine Learning in Demand Forecasting

Accurate demand forecasting is crucial to the success of any manufacturing company. It ensures companies have the right amount of…

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800 Pound Gorilla

What is an 800 Pound Gorilla?  Well as this blog is not about biology or animal species it is safe…

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Operational Definitions Part II

In part I of this two part blog we discussed Operational Definitions and how specific words, terms or concepts can…

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Operational Definitions

Operational Definitions were a large part of what W. Edwards Deming used to advocate in his teachings. Chapter 9 of his…

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What is Activity Analysis? Part 4, The People Dominant Process

We believe that inventory is the final arbiter of supply chain performance. To get it right takes more than just…

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What is Activity Analysis? Part 2, Warehouse Layout and Re-Layout

Last week we posted a blog about Activity Analysis, we learned this is basically the task of delving into and…

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What is Activity Analysis?

In the world of Inventory Management, there are many classes of inventory. A key component of a robust inventory management…

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