Ramlee Ibrahim & Associates

The Supply-Chain Council (SCC), a global not-for-profit standards organization, announced the release of version 9.0 of its Supply-Chain Operations Reference (SCOR®) Model. This major update, formally launched at SCC’s Supply-Chain WorldConference & Expo, includes expanded risk management capabilities, as well as new features to guide companies’ environmental sustainability efforts—the latter of which incorporate and expand the capabilities of GreenSCOR, formerly a standalone variationof the SCOR model.  (more…)

This question have been asked by many practitioners from all three schools. Before we deep dive into this discussion, a few introductions into each of the above methods is in order for the benefit of those less familiar with either or all of those. (more…)

It may surprise some of you that not all manufacturing managers value excellent customer service, low inventory and fast throughput. What we have come to know as the “bad old days” is still embraced like a comfortable security blanket in some companies.

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Pundits will continue to predict economic recovery or decline. But the only certainty is that economic conditions will change in the future (for better or worse). How manufacturers react to such changes can have a significant impact on the service levels provided to their customers and the amount of working capital they have tied up in finished goods inventories (FGI). Periodic and practical reviews of FGI levels, based on item performance can yield significant benefits to manufacturers and their customers. Given the impact this can have on customer service levels and a company's balance sheet, it goes beyond being simply an operational best practice and deserves the attention of senior management.

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