Tag: capacity management
Supply chain resolutions 2022: (4) secure material demands
Matching themes: capacity management, resolutions 2022, security of supply
The new year begins just as the old one ended, with material shortages everywhere. Now, another factor is adding to the woes: Omicron.
After all, delivery problems are not just a matter of whether sufficient raw materials and upstream products are available to meet demand. Read more
No more out of supply: how capacity management builds resiliency into supply chains
Matching themes: analytics, capacity management, production planning, Production-to-Supply, Risk Management, security of supply, VUCA
“High demand, low supply”: what a nightmare for supply chain managers. And this doesn’t just happen in boom times. In economically uncertain phases, too, supply bottlenecks are more than painful for businesses. This can currently be witnessed for the microchip shortage the automotive industry (among others) is battling with.
Thus, it is all the more important to safeguard production by having a sophisticated capacity management system for critical components in place. But what does this mean in practice? What is the difference to conventional demand collaboration with suppliers? And which aspects do manufacturers need to consider? Read more
How to successfully steer your supply chain through a crisis: Quick response measures
Matching themes: analytics, capacity management, Covid19, production planning, Risk Management, security of supply, transport management, visibility, VUCA
Recently, in the first part of my blog article series “Supply Chain Risk Management – far more than just a way out of the current crisis“, I highlighted the importance of linking the two disciplines of Risk Management and Supply Chain Management when managing crises. There is another important aspect to not just surviving times of crisis, but to come out of these strengthened. And that is the time factor.
For this reason, the second part of this blog article series is dedicated to the following questions: Where do I start? What ad-hoc measures can I implement to mitigate impact? What can I quickly do to protect my supply chain? Read more