Data, reporting, and trust

17 Mar 25

Order-to-Cash Metrics

Operations leaders often ask a straightforward analytical question. What percentage of sales orders exceeded the acceptable order-to-cash cycle time by more than ten percent?

24 Feb 25

Planning Spare Parts Demand

Spare parts supply chains rarely behave like conventional product supply chains. Finished goods demand often follows patterns shaped by consumer behavior

17 Feb 25

SKU Growth Limits

Production planners frequently encounter a puzzling situation. A factory appears to have sufficient rated capacity to produce all required products.

10 Feb 25

Finding Factory Bottlenecks

Many young planners encounter the same situation during their first months in a factory environment.

03 Feb 25

VW Inventory Reality

News cycles occasionally rediscover a familiar story. A major manufacturer appears to be sitting on large volumes of inventory.

20 Jan 25

Digitization vs Transformation

Few phrases in enterprise technology are used as casually as “digital transformation.” It appears in boardroom presentations, consulting proposals, and strategy documents.