Conference Interview of WAM Systems CEO, Jack Weiss Logichem Europe 2011 Antwerp, Belgium April 6, 2011 What are the top supply chain trends for 2011? What solutions does WAM Systems supply to address these challenges? What’s your view of the market for the next 12 months? What brings you to Logichem Europe 2011?
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We recently returned from our recurring trip to Logichem Europe—WBR’s European supply chain planning conference for the chemical industry. The conference occurred at a time when chemical company profits are strong but market uncertainties remain. Staying competitive in this time of uncertainty is not easy given new pressures from markets outside Europe. Several conference presentations [...]
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Overcome intra-organizational fear of change, get management buy-in from the start of your project.
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This is the third step in our suggested roadmap for building consensus within an organization.
Your project to improve will live or die based on careful planning. Knowing which steps to take when seems complicated. But continuing your careful progression of data gathering, needs assessment, communication, and collaboration ensures successful change.
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Many supply chain professionals are already well-aware of the shortfall of their existing planning processes and technologies as critical components to support their planning needs. However, before changes and improvements can come to the rescue, they must secure organizational buy-in behind the idea of process and toolset improvement – no easy task.
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Yesterday we were discussing the best ways to educate prospects on building consensus for change. Brainstorming ensued. Eventually, lists were forming. This is the first in a series of those lists. Each one can help you achieve buy-in on improvements to your supply chain.
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In talking with executives throughout the process industry I am often asked the question, “Do we really need to plan our make-to-order business?”
First let’s define make-to-order. Most folks say they are make-to-order (MTO) if they’ll only produce when they have a firm customer order in hand.
Two weeks ago we held our annual WAM Insight conference. As I mentioned in an earlier post our goal this year is to start the ongoing conversation about recovery – getting back on target in supply chain planning in 2010 after the disruptions of the previous two years. Both the co-hosted webinar with
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As 2010 starts, a relatively positive outlook emerges in the process manufacturing industry. There are some indicators showing that we are at the on-ramp to the road to recovery.
With these hopeful vibes in mind, WAM is starting a year-long conversation about how to recover. Our point is to gather you – folks in the WAM
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Companies are moving beyond the impact of 2008-2009 to get back on target with goals for supply chain planning improvement. Recent additions to the WAM customer family prove that industry-leading organizations are poised for recovery. Graham Packaging – a leading packaging producer supplying the food and beverage industry recently started working with WAM to model [...]
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