Tag: planning vision

decision intelligence, Digital supply chain

It is Time for Bold Visions in Supply Chain Planning!

Crazy stuff can happen in 10 years! This week a decade ago, I envisioned an autonomous IBP, by comparing the evolution of planning with self-driving car. Level 5 autonomy was far away. Back then, Waymo just became a subsidiary of Alphabet! My 2016 blog In 2019 I joined Aera Technology. A company with the bold vision of ‘enabling the self-driving enterprise’, laser focused on digitising, … Continue reading It is Time for Bold Visions in Supply Chain Planning!

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decision intelligence, Digital supply chain

Planners, Embrace your Biased Judgements

The content discusses the limitations of forecasting and the evolving role of forecasters/planners. It emphasizes the need for integrating human judgment and predictive analytics in the digital supply chain, highlighting the advantages of machine detection and correction of human bias. It suggests using decision checklists to counteract human biases, and encourages collaboration between humans and machines for improvement. Continue reading Planners, Embrace your Biased Judgements

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Leadership, S&OP

A Planning Framework in Support of a Company Vision

Preview In our busy day to day work life, we can easily forget that the main reason why companies exist is to fulfil their purpose and vision. According to the article “Building your company’s vision” by Collins and Porras (1996), a company’s vision exists from core values, core purpose, a BHAG (big, hairy, audacious goal) and a vivid description. In principle anything a company and its … Continue reading A Planning Framework in Support of a Company Vision

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