Supply chain visibility is at the top of many executives’ priority lists. Capgemini conducted a survey in May 2011, and found that 45 percent of the survey takers listed visibility as their main goal for the year. Have you started yet?
This week’s limerick (7)
A package en route from Phuket,
arrival last Monday was set.
But as it ran late
we could only wait
- still do while there’s nothing here yet…
Are you struggling to identify disruptions and ‘non-events’ in your operation? Get some ideas from this blog entry.
KPI’s for things that didn’t occur (Part two – the Proactive Detective)
Let’s revisit the eternal issue of “my ASN is missing”: If an ASN is not transmitted or received in time we face not only the risk that the receiving floor gets congested while the staff chase for information, but also more serious downstream impact as our squeezed lead times amplifies the effects of information not being available in time. Failed cross-docks, backorder situations, and ultimately inability to meet customer promises are some examples.
I would argue that the principles used in an iPhone wake-up app can actually help us avoid these situations! Care to know how?




