An open and stress-free working atmosphere offers the best conditions for optimal corporate success. In reality, however, it in many cases becomes clear how full of conflict and tense communications and interactions in business life can be. Conflicts arise for a variety of reasons. However, they always occur more frequently when the partners concerned in …
Supply chain transparency is an essential prerequisite for successful risk management in the entire PTC (process-to-customer) process. To improve this, many companies rely on a consistent planning hierarchy, with which the planning and scheduling conditions in a supply network can be closely defined and adjusted if necessary. A continuous planning sequence allows you to react …
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The GDR collapsed little more than 30 years ago. When that happened, publicly owned chemical companies were also done away with. Subsequent structural changes from a state-controlled chemical industry to a modern, high-performing industry meant harsh cuts for people and did not always go smoothly. However, after these serious changes had taken place, many, mostly …
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Global Supply Chains, with all their components, are standard in international companies. The problem: systems and technology are in many cases ahead of the people, i.e. in the parent companies, in project work, or in the operation of new processes or changes in the existing IT systems, and it is expected that all employees around …
Usually, a supply planner has to ensure availability of goods and compliance with inventory targets. It is not possible for a planner to simultaneously process countless order and production proposals as well as specific orders in any given day, check compliance with deadlines and quantities, optimise dispo parameters, and record and validate future (short- to …
When does a separation between demand and supply planning make sense? Read More »
Thanks to an external perspective and because he is not dependent on in-house structures the interim manager forces the issue and sustainability of measures. He shares expertise and competencies with the client and offers a flexible working model with noticeable cost advantages. Over this year, Buchbach Consulting has been working successfully as “Manager on demand” …
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Establish benefits and practical relevance, bring topics into the heart, generate catchwords in the mind and hold the attention of participants during the training. You have no doubt experienced the situation yourself: too many topics are chosen for a training program. It is often not clear how exactly participants should benefit. Objectives and contents are …
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Including local top management and consideration of local characteristic features are essentials for a successful roll-out of supply chain processes. But to avoid a long way through a value of tears, an individual training and coaching program for key players in the process is a prerequisite for immediate success. For sure, you are familiar with …
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Supplier’s reliability is not a great challenge for goods on stock. But if the material is not yet produced, raw materials are not at hand, capacity is limited and competing orders are coming in – it’s hard to know what to do. An integrated planning environment generates a lot of benefits for supply chain processes. …
Available-to-Promise (ATP) – Vision or ultimate in supply chain performance? Read More »
To achieve long-term sustainability in processes, it is necessary to track KPIs consequently, followed by identification of root-causes for deviations and definition of appropriate actions to improve process quality. Current projects show some similarities regarding KPIs: initially KPIs are defined and monitored. Suddenly reasons arise, why the goal is seemingly set too high and unreachable. …
