Strategic Sourcing February, 2005 (Download .pdf 125 KB)
In past, organization used to highly focus on tactical functions : seemingly endless processing of purchasing orders, checking on delivery status etc. These, in turn provided limited contribution to corporate profitability.......read more
Enabling SC exchange through ATP January, 2005 (Download .pdf 87.9 KB)
Available to Promise (ATP) as defined by APICS is " the uncommitted portion of a company's inventory and planned production, maintained in the master schedule to support customer order promising." .......read more
Avoid marketing and supply chain conflict? December, 2004 (Download .pdf 60.8 KB)
To meet customer demands a company needs to maintain a significant level of inventory. But, the cost of inventory deeply erodes company's profits. On the other hand missing an order erodes company's future profits, the forecasts are inaccurate and replenishment takes too long. We are stuck between a rock and an abyss.......read more
Co-Promoting Products November, 2004 (Download .pdf 48.4 KB)
"Co-promoting is one way of putting together a unique customer offering and is becoming an increasingly important tool for generating value". It involves combining two or more well-known brands into a single product and if used smartly, it can be an effective way to leverage strong brands.......read more
Pitfalls in Implementing Modeling Solutions October, 2004 (Download .pdf 56 KB)
Historically, mathematical models have been used whenever complex problems arise that cannot be solved by other means.However, as technology is evolving, modeling is becoming a standard method for decision support rather than a last ditch effort.....read more
Beyond Graphs! September, 2004 (Download .pdf 47.8KB)
Standard graphs such as pie charts, line graphs, bubble diagrams, 3D graphs are widely used to describe the relationship between different variables. However, they fail to capture the effect of one variable on the other......read more
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