Operational success is the backbone of any thriving organization, and I believe the key to achieving it lies in effective annual planning. It's crucial to reflect on the past and strategize for the ...

Sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) is process used for monitoring and upgrading a company's operating plan. It pulls all departments together to ensure that potential problems can be ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Logility, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning solutions, today announced Rituals Cosmetics, a leading European ...

This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the January-February 2019 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. Truth be told, ...

The year 2000 was exciting and busy, as is every year it seems. In the Mesa, AZ, Fire Department, we used 2000 to get ready for the next several years. We placed a high priority on completing updates ...

Developing strategic plans is a necessary part of a business. Many types of business plans exist, and two common types of plans include a tactical plan and an operational plan. Tactical and ...

This is a revised column from one that Dr. Chaman Jain, the editor of the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF), recently asked me to write. It discussed the relationship between strategic and ...

Opening a new building is a time of excitement and dread. Excitement, as a new building may yield increased efficiency, improved patient care, heightened service and new technology. Dread, as risks ...