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Are you High Mix and Low Volume? Do you have poor forecasts? Predictive analytics can still help – with a few tweaks!

ByPaul Moraes March 3, 2014June 21, 2017

Introduction: The authors were faced with a mounting problem: Sales forecasts were continuing to deteriorate and Corporate was mandating a traditional application of Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP). This application relied on forecasts and static data. Static data is sufficient where forecasts and run-rates are consistent, though that is simply not the case in the…

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Case Study: Operational Excellence Audits as Key Driver

ByRay Baxter August 6, 2013November 10, 2016

Background: From 1987 until 2009 I was CEO of Interbake Foods, a food processing company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. We competed in four business segments: Girl Scout cookies, contract manufacturing for branded companies, private label cookies sold to retailers, and baked ingredients for ice cream processors (primarily ice cream sandwich cookies and cones). Interbake had…

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Voids Lettings Case Study

ByEirian Lewis January 27, 2011November 10, 2016

A housing association working in the UK reported that a turnover of nearly £115m provides approximately 16,000 homes for more than 30,000 people. It works in partnership with local authorities, organizations and residents to create safe, sustainable communities.

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How a Dashboard Transformed Technical Leads

ByRita Hadden November 11, 2010November 10, 2016

Alpha Corporation is an influential, complex regulatory organization where technical leads have been turned into effective project managers using a simple data-driven dashboard. The corporation now consistently and quickly delivers value-added, low-risk software in support of its business mission. On a daily basis, the senior Vice President (VP) of Technology meets with key project managers (PMs)…