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Top 10 Benefits of S&OP (Sales & Operational Planning)
Dave Jordan Wed, Oct 16, 2024
This article was first published several years ago but it is about time for a refreshed look at what S&OP brings to your business. A reminder In successful FMCG and other companies, Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) is the flexible glue that holds…
FMCG Leaders Guide: Interactive Enchange Supply Chain House
Dave Jordan Wed, Jan 26, 2022
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. The Enchange Supply Chain House was constructed about 12 months ago and has since helped many organisations understand their…
Top 7 Pitfalls to Avoid in Logistics Outsourcing
Dave Jordan Wed, Jan 19, 2022
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. Previously, we discussed the top 10 potential advantages of finding a 3PLP partner. which can bring benefits of cost, service and…
Top 10 Producer Benefits of Logistics Outsourcing
Dave Jordan Wed, Jan 12, 2022
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. Are you considering outsourcing your in-house logistics operations? If your core skills are far removed from those required in…
Top 10 Supply Chain Activities for 2022
Dave Jordan Thu, Jan 06, 2022
Welcome to 2022 and let us all hope it will be better than 2021. Once again, we will be taking you on a journey through the Enchange Supply Chain House providing guidance on what you need for your supply chain to improve and ultimately, achieve…
Christmas S&OP: Santa & Opening Presents
Dave Jordan Wed, Dec 08, 2021
“Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh…” How many of you started to sing those lines? Yes, the festive period is fast approaching and the biggest and best supply chain in the world is almost ready to activate. This is always the most…
Top 10 Benefits of Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP)
Dave Jordan Wed, Dec 01, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. In successful FMCG and other companies, Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) is the flexible glue that holds numerous processes…
Top 10 Tips for FMCG Intensive Care Recovery KPIs
Dave Jordan Wed, Nov 24, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. In previous articles we have looked at what your FMCG supply chain needs in order to be competitive in the market. However, what…
Top 10 Year-end Tips For Your Supply Chain
Dave Jordan Wed, Nov 17, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. The end of the year approaches and some things never change! The same supply chain and business challenges are popping up and…
Top 10 Tips to improve 3PLP inventory control: Avoid stock-shock
Dave Jordan Wed, Nov 10, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. In a recent article we looked at the problems of excess stock at distributors and again we look at inventory but this time at 3rd…
Top 7 Pitfalls to AVOID in S&OP
Dave Jordan Wed, Nov 03, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. In a previous article I discussed the top 10 tips to promote positive and productive behaviours within the S&OP process. Here, I…
Top Tips to Effective New Product Development in S&OP
Dave Jordan Wed, Oct 27, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. In successful FMCG companies, Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) is the flexible glue that holds processes together, ensuring…
Top 10 Tips for Efficient Manufacturing Response in S&OP
Dave Jordan Wed, Oct 20, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. In a recent article we looked at the Top 10 Tips for efficient New Product Development in S&OP. This latest article looks at what…
Top 10 Tips to Effective Customer Service in FMCG
Dave Jordan Tue, Oct 12, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. In a recent article we looked at the Top Tips to make the SC-RtM interface a force for good and not a source of conflict, blame…
Top 10 Tips to Effective RtM & Supply Chain Collaboration
Dave Jordan Tue, Oct 05, 2021
The Enchange Supply Chain House; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence. In a recent article we looked at the Top 10 Tips for efficient IT Enablers in S&OP. This latest article looks at what you need in…