Logistics as a differentiator for when the economy grows again
In the area of operations, consulting support for companies is an activity that, in a somewhat simplistic way, can be seen […]
SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING – A SIMPLE WAY TO GAIN FROM INTERNAL INTEGRATION
The breakdown of functional silos and the integration between the different areas of the companies, as well as the adoption of a vision by […]
CPFR AS A SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION MECHANISM
The integration of the supply chain is still, for most companies, a utopia. The CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment) […]
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE – PART 2
Continuing the article presented in the previous edition, some results of the research carried out by the ILOS Institute on the current stage […]
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE – PART 1
The end of the last decade was marked by the vertiginous growth of ERP system deployments (SAP/R3, Oracle, BAAN, etc). This move was […]
PERFORMANCE MONITORING IN STOCK MANAGEMENT
The inventory management process can be decomposed into four basic aspects: the policies and quantitative models used, organizational issues […]
COMMERCIAL IMPLICATIONS IN THE SALES FORECAST PROCESS: THE QUESTION GOAL VERSUS FORECAST AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SALES FORCE PARTICIPATION
Sales forecasting is gaining increasing importance in companies. In fact, this importance is disguised by complaints [...]
MANAGING UNCERTAINTIES IN LOGISTICS PLANNING: THE ROLE OF SAFETY STOCK
Demand forecast errors, delays in material resupply, lower-than-expected production yield. These are common problems that […]
CPFR – COLLABORATIVE PLANNING: SEEKING COST REDUCTION AND INCREASING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE
Historically, the relationship pattern between customers and suppliers in supply chains has been characterized by a distant, individualistic, or […]
