Customer Experience more powerful than the Supply Chain?

During the past few months I have been spending time understanding the Service Design concept. The history according to Wikpedia: The earliest contributions on service design (Shostack 1982; Shostack 1984), the activity of designing service was considered as part of the domain of marketing and management disciplines. This design process, according to Shostack, can be Read More …

New Thoughts to the Supply Chain thru MRP

Chad Smith of the Constraints Management Group was the guest on the Business901 Podcast. Chad is currently writing the third revised edition of Orlickys Materials Requirements Planning with Carol Ptak (a former B901 Podcast Guest). Excerpt from the podcast: Joe:  My customers are not only looking for shortened cycles but they’re also looking for more Read More …

Is your Supply Chain practicing ASR?

This a transcription of the Business901 podcast that featured Carol Ptak. She is first and foremost a thought leader. You will find in the transcription that Carol has an extensive background in Supply Chain and Management. It was one of my most informative podcasts full of fresh ideas, examples and usable material. Even though it Read More …

Theory of Constraints Supply Chain

This a transcription of the Business901 podcast that featured  Amir Schragenheim, President of Inherent Simplicity, a software firm specializing in TOC software for Production & Distribution environments. Inherent Simplicity is the exclusive software supplier for Production & Distribution software to Goldratt Consulting, Eli Goldratt’s consulting firm, in their Viable Vision strategic projects. Implementing the TOC Read More …

In a Supply Chain where is important

Carol Ptak is first and foremost a thought leader. You will find in the podcast that Carol has an extensive background in Supply Chain and Management. It was one of my most informative podcasts full of fresh ideas, examples and usable material. Even though it centered around Supply Chain most of the principles can easily Read More …

Implementing a TOC Supply Chain Solution

The Business901 podcast featured  Amir Schragenheim, President of Inherent Simplicity, a software firm specializing in TOC software for Production & Distribution environments. Inherent Simplicity is the exclusive software supplier for Production & Distribution software to Goldratt Consulting, Eli Goldratt’s consulting firm, in their Viable Vision strategic projects. Mr. Schragenheim is a regular speaker at the Read More …