Supply Chain and Sales and Operations Planning Software

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June 16, 2016

Insights from the Future - Maintenance Management

Periodically throughout the year, we invite flexis team members to write brief blog entries about some of the most pressing,...

Tags: Logistics

June 14, 2016

Inventory Management and Trade-Offs in Today’s Supply Chain

In today’s global, increasingly complex supply networking, companies are continuously forced to weigh and balance key trade-offs...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling , Supply Chain Planning

June 9, 2016

Let’s Get Vertizontal: Combining Vertical and Horizontal Integration

Chocolate or vanilla. Coffee or tea. Comedy or drama. Morning person or evening person. In today’s larger cultural context,...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

June 7, 2016

Assembling the Dining Room Table: A Lesson in Production Control

When my wife and I recently moved into a new home, my father-in-law came to stay with us to help hang photos, arrange our...

Tags: S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning

June 2, 2016

Ditching the Spreadsheet: Making the Move to Automated Planning

Recently I upgraded to a new smartphone because the operating system on my old phone was no longer supported by my phone carrier,...

May 26, 2016

The Great Balancing Act of Demand Capacity Planning

I recently took my daughter to the circus for the first time and she was completely enamored with the tightrope walker. As we sat...

Tags: S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning , SCM - Supply Chain Management

May 24, 2016

4 Myths About Business Transformation in the Automotive Supply Chain

In the wake of decades of massive technological and logistical advancements, the automotive production and supply industry is in...

Tags: Automotive , Supply Chain Planning

May 19, 2016

Container Management and Sequencing: The Perfect Pair?

In our last post, we discussed the benefits of container management strategy and solutions, the relationship between push and...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning

May 17, 2016

What Does Container Management Have to Do With Dinner Parties?

Today we begin part 1 of a two-part series on the complexities and importance of container management. Today's article discusses...

Tags: S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning

May 12, 2016

On Merging Planning and Execution in the Supply Chain

Twenty years ago when planning a road trip you had to chart your route beforehand on an actual map. You plotted your destination...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning

May 10, 2016

Your Blind Spot: Value Stream Planning for Every Part

A blind spot - every car has one. You’re driving down the interstate and when you attempt to change lanes, a car has slipped into...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning

May 5, 2016

Getting to Know flexis: Q&A with Project Manager Dr. Siegfried Kraft

In an effort to further our understanding of the most pressing issues and concerns in global supply chain management, today we’re...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Planning

May 3, 2016

The Importance of Inventory Optimization in Lean Supply Chains

Imagine walking into a clothing store to buy a new pair of pants. A salesman takes your measurements, asks about your wants and...

Tags: S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning

April 28, 2016

Right Place, Right Time: The Importance of Order-Slotting Solutions

A place for everything and everything in its place. It’s an old proverb commonly thought to be coined by Benjamin Franklin in the...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling , Supply Chain Planning

April 26, 2016

On the Move: Why Mexico Is The Hot Spot in Supply Logistics

It wasn’t too long ago when the epicenter of growth and excitement in the automotive production and supply chain sphere was Asia....

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Trends

April 25, 2016

Shay Sidner Wins Rising Star Supply Chain at Automotive Global Awards

flexis North America, Inc. Director of Operations Shay Sidner was recently recognized as a Rising Star Supply Chain at the 2016...

Tags: Automotive

April 21, 2016

Integrated Business Planning: The Future of S&OP?

In part one of our series on sales and operations planning, we looked at traditional S&OP models and solutions and discussed the...

Tags: S&OP - Demand Capacity Planning , S&OP - Sales & Operations Planning

April 19, 2016

The Importance of S&OP: A Review

It wasn’t too far in the past when S&OP (sales and operations planning) processes and software were not the fulcrum of discussion...

Tags: S&OP - Sales & Operations Planning

Nick Ostdick

Insights from the Future - Maintenance Management

Inventory Management and Trade-Offs in Today’s Supply Chain

Let’s Get Vertizontal: Combining Vertical and Horizontal Integration

Assembling the Dining Room Table: A Lesson in Production Control

Ditching the Spreadsheet: Making the Move to Automated Planning

The Great Balancing Act of Demand Capacity Planning

4 Myths About Business Transformation in the Automotive Supply Chain

Container Management and Sequencing: The Perfect Pair?

What Does Container Management Have to Do With Dinner Parties?

On Merging Planning and Execution in the Supply Chain

Your Blind Spot: Value Stream Planning for Every Part

Getting to Know flexis: Q&A with Project Manager Dr. Siegfried Kraft

The Importance of Inventory Optimization in Lean Supply Chains

Right Place, Right Time: The Importance of Order-Slotting Solutions

On the Move: Why Mexico Is The Hot Spot in Supply Logistics

Shay Sidner Wins Rising Star Supply Chain at Automotive Global Awards

Integrated Business Planning: The Future of S&OP?

The Importance of S&OP: A Review

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