Manufacturing Metrics
Improving S&OP with Forecasting Analytics & Business Intelligence
Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a consensus-based communications process that provides insight and control over a company’s supply chain decisions. While…
Using Analytics to Measure S&OP Effectiveness
Having a strong Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) strategy ensures that your forecasts, raw materials availability and production capacity all match up…
The Value of Linking KPIs with KRIs
In today’s post-COVID era, emerging risks will continue to impact many areas. Government, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals will likely maintain a focus on…
Using Analytics To Address Supply Chain Challenges
Supply chain challenges stemming from the pandemic and other global events continue to plague manufacturing and distribution companies. Logistics disruptions, production delays,…
Supply Chain KPIs & Metrics: Our Top 24 for Manufacturers
Supply chain performance KPIs are invaluable measurements that support the growth and success of a company’s supply, fulfillment and delivery efforts. In…
40 Manufacturing KPIs That Optimize Production Performance
Controlling and optimizing the production process while keeping maintenance costs in check are essential elements of positive growth. To achieve this growth,…
Why You Can’t Be Successful with Your Sales & Operations Analysis Using Excel or Power BI Alone
There’s no doubt. Power BI is powerful. It’s highly visual. And on a self-service level, it packs a real punch in letting…
Supply Chain Dashboards – Key Metrics For Manufacturers
As I mentioned in my previous post, Sales Dashboards – 16 Metrics for Manufacturers, a strategy for measuring business performance should also…
Why a Modern Data Hub is Crucial for Visualization and Other Analytic Tools
There’s a lot of interest in data visualization tools like Power BI right now, and rightfully so. These products make it very…
Using Data To Align Your Sales and Supply Chain Teams
Ensuring that your sales and supply chain teams are in sync is one way that you can enhance the customer experience. However,…