by Marcia Williams | Aug 3, 2025 | MRP
“We have so many issues with the BOMs.”I hear this all the time, and honestly, I’m not surprised. Bill of Materials (BOM) is one of the most critical and error-prone areas in manufacturing. When it’s wrong, everything else goes wrong: Bad product Materials waste...
by Marcia Williams | Jul 27, 2025 | Metrics and Data Analytics
99% of people associate supply chain with backend operations. And yes; there’s a significant amount of invisible work. But in today’s world, the customer is at the center of every modern supply chain.You can achieve massive internal savings.However, if the customer...
by Marcia Williams | Jul 19, 2025 | Supply Chain
Most people don’t get supply chain. Even after COVID, supply chain remains a mystery. That’s why so many miss the fascinating possibilities it offers. I didn’t grow up wanting to be in supply chain.I earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting, following in my dad’s...
by Marcia Williams | Jul 13, 2025 | Excel
Excel is not dead. Okay, maybe the old Excel. Microsoft Excel has evolved and for demand and supply planners, this evolution translates into serious time savings, automation, and better decision-making. It can mean the difference between firefighting and forward...
by Marcia Williams | Jul 7, 2025 | Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
As businesses grow more complex and volatile, aligning operations with finance and strategy becomes fundamental. That’s where Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) come in. At first glance, S&OP and IBP may look similar....
