Intelligent IBP – key principles for a new planning paradigm

The IBP paradigm has hardly changed for 30 years, the decision needle has not moved enough. Intelligent IBP can change this. In this blog I will introduce 27 Intelligent IBP principles I’ve highlighted the last four years in blogs and articles. They will likely change and there will be many more to come, but this is where it starts. A bit of history This goes … Continue reading Intelligent IBP – key principles for a new planning paradigm

AI Is Here to Automate the Knowledge Worker!

This article is my commentary on an article published in Foresight, written by the authors of the book Humachine: Humankind, Machines, and the Future of Enterprise (Sanders & Wood, 2020). For the original Foresight article and other commentary, you can go here. INTRODUCTION: A NEW ERA The authors of The Humachine make a valid point that enterprises should not focus on artificial intelligence (AI) alone … Continue reading AI Is Here to Automate the Knowledge Worker!

The agile supply chain is back. But this time it’s for real!

My mum used to say that if you wait long enough, the same things will come back in to fashion. I suppose that is also true when you blog long enough about supply chain. In 2012 I wrote a short blog about demand driven & agile supply chains, which seems to be all the hype back then. Some of the quotes I picked up from … Continue reading The agile supply chain is back. But this time it’s for real!