You’ve just been analyzing your supply chain’s performance over the last 2 quarters. It’s not looking too good. Your boss wants to see improvements to the bottom line and it has to happen by the end of the year. With such a tight deadline, you can’t afford to waste time combing through lengthy reports to come up with fresh strategies that could or could not work. You need immediate insights – from people who’ve experienced the same problems in their supply chain planning.

With the supply chain planner’s playbook, you’ll have in your possession a trusted guide that combines the expertise of supply chain professionals and industry leaders.

What makes the playbook unique? First, you’ll get strategies to critical planning challenges like the ones below:

Managing supply chain disruptions

The West Coast port congestion in North America proved to be a game changer for businesses, with preparation being the winning factor. How do you avoid spending additional millions to cover extra inventory costs and shipping delays? The supply chain planner’s playbook describes a 4-step approach to mitigate the impact of supply chain disruptions.

Optimizing inventory in S&OP

Flawed inventory data leads to plans that are of little practical use. This happens when companies begin their S&OP process by assuming that their inventory levels are exactly right, or that they have no inventory at all. Page 32 of the supply chain planner’s playbook explains how to bridge the inventory gap between model and reality. Get your copy and see page 32.

Improving demand forecasting

As revealed in a survey by eyefortransport, demand forecasting is the top challenge in supply chain planning. Let’s face it. Not all of us possess a DeLorean time machine stashed away in our garage that would enable us to travel to any time period in the future (or past). Till the moment comes when you can just buckle in and set the dial to 10 years from now, you need to equip ourselves with the right tools and skills to forecast for the future. The supply chain planner’s playbook breaks down the steps you need to take to become a demand forecasting pro.

Will you join the ranks of leading supply chains now or wait till the end of this article?

All-access pass to profit-boosting strategies

Second and most importantly, you’ll have access to profit-boosting strategies that companies have used to improve their supply chain performance. Here’s what some of them have achieved:

• Leading producer of specialty chemicals, Alunorf, slashed safety stock levels by 33 percent
• Textile manufacturer, Vlisco, reduced production lead time by 50 percent

Now you can replicate their success to your own operations with the same profit-boosting strategies. Be confident in the decisions you make. Get these insights, tips and strategies, from supply chain leaders. Take your supply chain planning expertise (and your career) to the next level.