A major automotive OEM buys steel for its entire supply base. In the process, it has been able to rationalize the materials specifications for all of that steel, resulting in consolidated spend, more efficient use of inventory, and more flexibility.
Supply Chain Strategies
Strategies for supply chain including …
Agile Demand-Supply Alignment – Part 2G
We discuss an approach to evaluating potential Agile Demand-Supply Alignment solutions, including discovering, shortlisting, and selection processes.
Agile Demand-Supply Alignment – Part 2F
When evaluating an ADSA platform, it is important to look beyond the functionality and consider implementation, services, pricing, ROI, and TCO.
Agile Demand-Supply Alignment – Part Three: ADSA Solution Assessments
We discuss an approach to evaluating potential Agile Demand-Supply Alignment solutions, including discovering, shortlisting, and selection processes.
Agile Demand-Supply Alignment (3-Part Series)
Findings from our research on Agile Demand-Supply Alignment (ADSA), the capability to effectively realign supply and demand, during execution, in the face of demand volatility and supply disruptions.
Supply Chain Orchestration: Part Two
One important way that Supply Chain Orchestrators manage multiple tiers is sourcing and buying on behalf of their suppliers. Learn how and why that is done.
Supply Chain Orchestration: Part One — Multi-tier Relationships
For some companies, managing only their immediate suppliers is not sufficient. Brand owners whose reputation and competitiveness is on the line for the performance and social compliance of the whole chain are increasingly taking on the role of Supply Chain Orchestrator, coordinating key activities across multiple tiers of their supply chain.
Agile Demand-Supply Alignment – Part 2A
Agile Demand-Supply Alignment (ADSA) encompasses a broad range of organizational functions, processes, and systems across the enterprise and between trading partners, as enumerated in this article. We also delve into questions to ask ADSA solution providers, starting with questions about the data their platform ingests and the types of supply chain visibility provided.
Agile Demand-Supply Alignment – Part Two: Evaluating ASDA Solutions
Part Two of our Agile Demand-Supply Alignment series–how to evaluate ADSA solutions, what questions to ask solution providers, and how to shortlist providers.
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times – Outlook and Actions for 2021 and Beyond
Yes, the Covid-19 pandemic is having colossal impact on our economy and our lives. But looking beyond the pandemic, the planet, society and supply chains are facing challenges as big or not bigger in this new decade. These are dilemmas that will—and are—confronting the heart of our values and responsibilities as supply chain professionals and the organizations we support.
This article examines what are the forces that have created these dilemmas and what can we do about them going forward.
Agile Demand-Supply Alignment – Part 1B
Here we present a framework of the elements of ADSA: entailing how a company becomes aware of supply disruptions or demand volatility, how they gain an understanding of the current situation, prioritize and decide on a set of actions, execute those actions, and monitor progress.