Data and Extended Supply Chain

I recently published an article in SAP Insider about Data and Extended Supply Chain:

SCM Winshuttle event at ICIL Barcelona

Last Thursday 19th of November I was presenting at the SCM Winshuttle event at ICIL Barcelona, more than 25 SCM professionals and great interaction talking about how Winshuttle Lean approach can help companies to improve their SCM processes.

Winshuttle SCM luncheons

I will be in the states for three Winshuttle SCM luncheons, joins us in:

Dec 3 | Houston – http://more.winshuttle.com/151203_SCM_Lunch_Houston.html

Dec 8 | Atlanta – http://more.winshuttle.com/151208_SCM_Lunch_Atlanta.html

Dec 10 | Cleveland – http://more.winshuttle.com/151210_SCM_Lunch_Cleveland.html  

A Lean Approach to Managing Your ERP SCM Data

All SCM managers likely face a crossroads, and recent SCM studies show us that:

• 50% of their processes are identified as processes that need to be improved as the market demands more and more.
• 50% recognize that senior management looks to SCM as a strategic part of the company and demands not only cost reduction, but added value from SCM
• 80% see their ERP  as something that delays or stops improvements to their processes with the flexibility they need. Their ERP is a straitjacket that doesn’t allow them to move freely.

To read the full post, follow the original at Winshuttle blog.

Supply Chain Management: Get Lean or Die

Supply Chain Management is an area where the Lean culture is widely present, mainly because it originated and developed in the manufacturing and production processes of Toyota in the 50s to 70s. But Lean SCM professionals that work with complex ERP systems (like SAP or Oracle) live in a paradoxical world:

• Out of the ERP world, they are continuously improving their processes and removing waste around their processes in small incremental steps.
• When they need to improve ERP, they cannot apply these techniques due to the rigidity of the ERP system.

To read the full post, follow the original at Winshuttle blog.

Solución a la paradoja de los ERP en los procesos SCM

En el post anterior revisamos la paradoja de los ERP en los procesos de Gestión de la Cadena de Suministro (SCM - Supply Chain Management) y como una implantación ERP que a priori supondría una mejora y nos daría una ventaja competitiva se convertía en un rígido corsé para nuestros procesos de negocio.

Si quieres leer el post completo sigue al original en el blog de Winshuttle en español o ingles.

La paradoja de los ERP en los procesos SCM

Desde principios de los noventa hasta toda la primera década de este siglo la mayoría de las compañías afrontaron un proceso de transformación de sus sistemas para implementar grandes sistemas ERP como SAP u Oracle. Este cambio estaba normalmente dirigido desde el área financiera con el objetivo de tener una infraestructura de sistemas más robusta. Por supuesto no fueron solo implementados en finanzas, en la mayoría de los casos las empresas acabaron migrando toda o casi toda esa variedad de sistemas dispersos a un sistema ERP integrado.

Si quieres leer el post completo sigue al original en Linkedin o la versión en ingles.