SAP Purchase Incentives for Migrating from APO to IBP No Better Time than Now to Make the Switch By Matt Campbell, Founder SCMO2 For every company there exists an optimal time to begin the migration from APO to IBP. Are you ready for it? For your organization, that time may be now. Consulting firms thatRead more
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Important, But Not Urgent Supply Chain Management Improvements Often Get Overlooked or Forgotten By Nico Groenewald, Principal SCMO2 We have all been there. Everyday we find ourselves so busy “executing” and fighting fires that we do not take the time to address the issues that are causing the problems in the first place. Stephen CoveyRead more
Help! Your Project is Done and Execs Want to See ROI Redefining Benefits and Value in Retrospect By Robert Birdsall, Director SCMO2 First – don’t panic. Generating a positive ROI is the whole purpose for your project in the first place, right? A proper assessment of benefits realization requires that you employ five key disciplinesRead more
Supply Chain Yoga How the Discipline of Rhythmic Breathing Applies Equally to Effective Planning By Clay Thomas, Principal SCMO2 So I took up yoga recently, ostensibly to see if it would help lessen some neck and shoulder pain I have been experiencing. The focus on breathing, the clearing of one’s thoughts and getting deep intoRead more
The Struggle is Real—Discerning Realignment vs. Lifecycle Planning Consider Your Forecasting Purpose to Determine Which Process to Apply By Ryan Rickard, Director SCMO2 Have you ever found yourself trying to decide when to use SAP’s realignment functionality versus lifecycle planning? Typically you just want to leverage the data from a former planning object to helpRead more
Why is it So Hard to Realize the Business Benefits of Supply Chain Planning? A Three-Part Series on the Characteristics, Pitfalls and Lessons Learned from Project Implementation By Tom Chason, Principal SCMO2 PART III This is the final installment of this three-part post on why getting business benefits from a supply chain investment isRead more
Why is it So Hard to Realize the Business Benefits of Supply Chain Planning? A Three-Part Series on the Characteristics, Pitfalls and Lessons Learned from Project Implementation By Tom Chason, Principal SCMO2 PART II In my first post, which can be found here if you have not yet read it, I painted a pictureRead more
Why is it So Hard to Realize the Business Benefits of Supply Chain Planning? A Three-Part Series on the Characteristics, Pitfalls and Lessons Learned from Project Implementation By Tom Chason, Principal SCMO2 Over the span of my career I have witnessed many supply chain planning software implementations that have not lived up to expectations orRead more
Yes! You CAN Still Get More Value Out of Your APO Solution. Transitioning to a New Platform is Inevitable, but You Don’t Have to Throw Away APO Just Yet. By Robert Birdsall, Director SCMO2 At SCMO2, we find quite a number of clients are not yet ready to throw away APO in favor of aRead more
Going Digital Means Retooling, Even For Providers and Integrators SAP’s Recent Job Cuts Announcement is a Prime Example By Clay Thomas, Principal SCMO2 As cloud apps and “going digital” have invaded our everyday vernacular, my inbox and LinkedIn update stream are filled with articles and posts about the necessary workforce changes and skills retooling required by companies to successfullyRead more