Posts by Terry

Gather the company business experts together to expose business and SAP priorities. Those priorities should be closely linked to what your customers want. Unlike Six Sigma projects, SAP tools can be a total game changer for certain areas of the company. Tools like electronic batch management or quality notifications can bring huge efficiencies if integrated well with your current SAP modules. Educating the user community prior...

Think about these points before embarking on a Supply Chain transformation project. Have the executives fully on board and have them communicate (it is a business project not an IT only project) Is there product portfolio alignment between Finance, Marketing, Sales and the Supply Chain? It all starts with Forecast accuracy and understanding forecast bias Do a comprehensive ROI (Return On Investment) analysis on Projects Use standard...

This is a picture of one of my work out rooms I’m finally using every day. When work begins to consume your life you tend to focus less on health, friends and inner spirituality.  In my case my health could have been better the last few years. I was staying up late, writing articles for this website as well as My Life Changes. The main KEY ingredient I was missing was exercise. Exercise reduces anxiety, keeps weight under control,...

My friends Keith and Sean from the company REVEAL recently shared an excellent meal with me in old Montreal. Keith and I were both featured speakers at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management conferences in sunny Orlando (2012) and Fabulous Las Vegas (2013). My speaking engagements were centered on Sales and Operations transformation as well as Supply Chain Optimization.  We also both share the same insights on business fundamentals...

I gave two talks in Las Vegas. This is one of the rooms at the Mirage Hotel and Casino. Fits About 400 people with duel screens.  I spoke about large scale Business Transformation using IT and SAP.  My next entry will be about that talk and Las Vegas. Las Vegas …what can I say…..