by Greg West, Farthing West Chief Brilliance Officer The great rewards from S&OP / IBP come through collaborative processes and focused planning. Forging a company culture that is unified in purpose. A company culture moving forward positively to achieve a common strategic direction. The following is a guide to developing and improving your
10 Essential Steps for S&OP Success
by Greg West, Farthing West Chief Brilliance Officer The great rewards from S&OP / IBP come through collaborative processes and focused planning. Forging a company culture that is unified in purpose. A company culture moving forward positively to achieve a common strategic direction. The following is a guide to developing and improving your
How To Win When Push Collides With Pull Demand
by Greg West, Farthing West Chief Brilliance Officer I’m a seasoned supply chain professional. That’s the polite way of saying I’ve lived a long time, solved a lot of problems and have had a lot of fun doing it. During my career I have been privileged to helping hundreds of clients solve complex
What a Successful Network Redesign Really Looks Like
by Greg West, Farthing West Chief Brilliance Officer Today, most managers would agree that more than ever, the success of an organization is heavily dependent on the effectiveness of its supply chain. Unfortunately, many supply chains have evolved. They are the result of tactical decisions to solve a short term problem here and
How to Make an S&OP Process That Works and Delivers Brilliant Results
by Greg West, Farthing West Chief Brilliance Officer A common theme across successful businesses is that they achieve brilliant results through the use of brilliant processes. I guess this shouldn’t come as a surprise. However, what is surprising is that many businesses don’t know how to design brilliant processes. The result is that
Tested Practical Ways to Boost Your Process
by Greg West, Farthing West Chief Brilliance Officer “Brilliant process management is our strategy. We get brilliant results from average people managing brilliant processes. We observe that our competitors often get average (or worse) results from brilliant people managing broken processes.” – Mr Cho: President Toyota) Over numerous assignments, we have observed that