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What we’re reading
Necessary But Not Sufficient
Continuous Improvement Trio
Why LEAN and Six Sigma should always be implemented under the focusing umbrella of TOC. Written by Pirasteh and Farah, and published in the May 2006 issue of APICS.
Solving the Two Biggest Mistakes Made by Manufacturers
Two common mistakes almost all manufacturers make, and simple solutions derived from the Theory of Constraints approach to Demand Driven Replenishment and Flow Issue Reporting.
What’s Next for Innovative Food Manufacturers? Increase Sales by 40%
A recent client success story where a food manufacturer ventured outside the box and took over the replenishment and assortment decisions for their product at a large retail food chain.
Grow Your Sales by 25%: Make-to-Order vs Make-to-Stock
The drawbacks of the traditional approaches to using Make-to-Stock and Make-to-Order, and the growth benefits of a new approach based on the Theory of Constraints’ Demand Driven Replenishment.
Using Inventory Replenishment to Raise Prices and Gross Margins
How large clothing distributor and retailer changed the replenishment approach of their distribution centre and retail shops to drive higher average selling prices.
Is the Problem Really That Your Forecast is Inaccurate?
How a large publishing company discovered their primary problem was not trying to predict how many novels to have printed, but instead where and when to ship them.