by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 10, 2026 | Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
For three decades, the gospel of just-in-time (JIT) inventory management went virtually unchallenged across high-tech manufacturing. Driven by finance teams focused on minimizing working capital and maximizing inventory turns, the objective was elegant: keep inventory...
by newpage | Sep 8, 2026 | News
Supply Chains Aren't ALL Doom and Gloom... And robots crushing the 100m NPA Insights, September 2026 Hi all!The surge in clean energy factory demand is creating a hidden supply‑chain risk: rapid clustering and deeper domestic supply chains are absorbing critical...
by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 1, 2026 | Sales and Operations Planning
Your Supply Chain Is Only as Good as Your Next Decision The pressures reshaping supply chains today — trade uncertainty, rising customer expectations, and the need for faster decisions — are not temporary. They are the new operating conditions. Yet most organizations...
by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 1, 2026 | Sales and Operations Planning
For the chief operating officer (COO), the importance of an orchestrated supply chain cannot be overstated, particularly where speed and agility can mean the difference between strong and weak performance. Read the Spotlight from IDC based on recent research that...
by Jurgen Frasch | Sep 1, 2026 | Sales and Operations Planning
Supply chain leaders have spent years trying to improve forecasts, gain better visibility and react faster when conditions change. Artificial intelligence is changing that equation by shifting how information reaches planners, how quickly they can test alternatives,...