Operations, Supply Chain & Transformation
Practical perspectives on planning, S&OP/S&OE, resilience, digitalization, AI and operating model design – based on hands-on leadership and interim management experience.
Production Bottlenecks: Which KPIs Actually Drive Decisions?
Six connected measures for the constraint: good output, lost minutes, buffer, schedule adherence, OEE and customer delivery.
High Utilization, Late Deliveries: Where Production Flow Breaks Down
Why busy machines do not necessarily complete the right customer orders, and how release rules, bottlenecks and work in process shape delivery performance.
High Inventory, Yet Missing Parts: Where Working Capital Is Really Lost
Why a high stock value does not guarantee availability, and how ABC/LMH, portfolio economics and a 30/60/90-day plan connect cash with service.
Supply Chain Risk Management & Resilience with AI: From Crisis Mode to a Predictive Supply Chain
Supply chains have never been completely disruption-free. What has changed is the speed at which risks develop – and how quickly a seemingly local event can affect an entire supply network.A production failure at…
AI in S&OP: From the Monthly Meeting to a Decision System
Sales & Operations Planning has been one of the most important management processes for years. The idea is compelling: Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement and Finance agree on one common plan. In practice, many…
SAP IBP and Volatile Demand: When Is the SAP Standard Enough – and When Do External Tools Add Value?
Volatile demand is no longer a temporary exception. Customers change order quantities at short notice, product life cycles become shorter, promotions distort historical demand and individual large orders overturn established patterns. Many companies respond…
Why Companies Need Both S&OP and S&OE
Many companies have a forecast, a production plan and a sales plan. Yet materials are missing, delivery dates move, inventory rises and the organization operates permanently in escalation mode. The problem is often not…
When 50% Forecast Accuracy Becomes the Basis for Planning
It is a situation I repeatedly encounter in projects: forecast accuracy is around 50%. The plan changes weekly – yet Supply Chain is expected to derive stable procurement, staffing and production plans from it.The…
When the Operating Model Does Not Fit the Business Model
It is one of those situations that appears surprisingly often in interim management: the company is growing, demand is there and the team is working at its limit – yet the supply chain does…
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