Sales & Operations Planning: The Principles that Underwrite Success
Alfred Baumbusch, EVP Operations, on Tue, Jun 18, 2019 @ 04:14 AM
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Sales & Operations Planning: Six Critical Success Factors for S&OP Implementation
Alfred Baumbusch, EVP Operations, on Wed, Jun 12, 2019 @ 05:56 AM
In part four of his five-part series of practical insights blogs looking at the evolving importance of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Alfred Baumbusch, EVP Operations at Maine Pointe, considers why, despite a history of failures, S&OP remains a top three priority for end-to-end demand/supply chain executives and looks at six critical success factors that have often proved elusive.
Why Pit Crew Performance is the Key to Winning the Race, and What the Oil & Gas Industry can Learn from it
Tony Planos, VP Oil & Gas, on Mon, Jun 10, 2019 @ 08:34 AM
Tony Planos, VP Oil & Gas (and motor racing enthusiast), offers his perspective on how following the example of Formula 1 racing's "flawless pitstop" can help drive efficiencies and reduce risk in the oil & gas industry.
Sales & Operations Planning: Four Essential Toolsets That Drive Success
Alfred Baumbusch, EVP Operations, on Wed, Jun 05, 2019 @ 05:01 AM
In part three of his series of practical insights blogs looking at the evolving importance of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Alfred Baumbusch, EVP Operations at Maine Pointe, outlines four essential toolsets that drive S&OP excellence and considers why the ability to successfully optimize alignment, synchronization and responsiveness across the value chain may be the key to success.
Sales & Operations Planning: Why is S&OP Important?
Alfred Baumbusch, EVP Operations, on Tue, May 28, 2019 @ 05:00 AM
In part two of his series of practical insights blogs looking at the evolving importance of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Alfred Baumbusch, EVP Operations at Maine Pointe, discusses five critical ways an effective S&OP process drives straight to the heart of business model enablement.
How Blockchain Technology is Starting to Transform the End-to-End Supply Chain
Simon Knowles, Chief Marketing Officer, on Mon, May 20, 2019 @ 08:50 AM
From source to sale: In the second of his series of blogs demystifying Industry 4.0 technologies, Simon Knowles, Chief Marketing Officer, focuses on some of the ways blockchain technology is beginning to make its mark on end-to-end global supply chains.
Sales & Operations Planning: The C-Suite Dilemma
Alfred Baumbusch, EVP Operations, on Thu, May 16, 2019 @ 04:41 AM
In the first of a five-part series of practical insights blogs looking at the evolving importance of S&OP in an aligned, synchronized, responsive end-to-end supply chain, Alfred Baumbusch, EVP Operations at Maine Pointe, looks at the challenges executives face and why success in S&OP projects often proves elusive.
Doubling Down on the Supply Chain: How Some West Texas Producers are Facing Headwinds from Increased Complexity, Resulting in Decreased Cash Operating Costs/Barrel
Tony Planos, VP Oil & Gas, on Wed, May 15, 2019 @ 09:39 AM
Tony Planos, VP Oil & Gas, outlines some of the key challenges currently faced by West Texas operators and discusses why he believes a holistic, end-to-end supply chain approach may be the way to overcome them.
Is a New Sustainment Model the Next Step in Defense Acquisition Reform?
Chris Brumitt, VP Aerospace & Defense, on Wed, May 08, 2019 @ 09:25 AM
Chris Brumitt, VP Aerospace & Defense, discusses the vital importance of sustainment and acquisition model reform to the defense mission.
Maritime and Container Logistics: Who Will be the Catalysts to Drive Total Value Optimization?
Mike Notarangeli, EVP Logistics, on Thu, Apr 18, 2019 @ 04:05 AM
Mike Notarangeli is EVP, Logistics at Maine Pointe and a former Executive Director for the Semiconductor Manufacturing Global Council at RosettaNet / GS1 US.
Mike recently attended TPM19, the industry event for the Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference. Logistics providers, Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs), solution providers, and other members of the maritime logistics ecosystem came together to discuss important topics that will affect the industry in the near term and into the future. Here he shares some key takeaways from the event.
