Variation or Variability is production’s enemy number 1. Unfortunately, lack of knowledge and understanding of these processes leads to common error.
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A Systemic approach to the Health Supply Chain Cycle
I am making the assumption that this relationship diagram has been created by an organization like ACT, Gates Foundation, USAID,… Read more A Systemic approach to the Health Supply Chain Cycle
Demand Planning’s role and it’s link to variability
The world is becoming increasingly customer-centric and consumers are becoming more and more demanding. This is supported by rapid advancement… Read more Demand Planning’s role and it’s link to variability
Just how Innovative is DDMRP? – 2nd Innovation
In this week’s discussion I’ll cover the second of the 4 Innovations, the net flow equation. As part of this… Read more Just how Innovative is DDMRP? – 2nd Innovation
Complexity and how we deal with it
In my previous article The Human Constraint – Leadership or teams, I referred to the increased levels of complexity in… Read more Complexity and how we deal with it
Alignment of strategy, action plans and measures
The formulations or recipes we work with in industry are precise, BOMs are set up to the 3rd or 4th… Read more Alignment of strategy, action plans and measures
Change Control – Stabilizing Information systems
The 4th industrial age has made information readily available, we only have to cast our minds back over the last… Read more Change Control – Stabilizing Information systems