Supercharged Supply Chains: Discover Unparalleled Business Planning and Execution Practices provides authoritative guidance on effective Supply Chain Management. Written by the experts at Oliver Wight, a leading global consultancy firm, the book provides readers with a clear understanding of what is required to operate at a Class A Excellent level. The operating principles are supported by practical examples and cases that demonstrate why typical approaches fail, and why Unparalleled Business Planning and Execution Practices succeed.

Based on the popular Oliver Wight class that focuses on Unparalleled Business and Execution processes, the text is designed to put companies on track to successfully operate Business Excellence Planning. Readers get a contemporary view of the processes, learn about new technology for implementing solutions, and are presented with change methods that address the people and behaviors vital to supply chain operations. Topics include demand planning, Integrated Business Planning (Advanced S&OP), master scheduling, material requirements planning, capacity planning, data accuracy, factory scheduling supplier planning, implementation, business improvement, new technologies and more. Outlining the practices that have boosted the health of supply chains for more than 25 years, this invaluable book:

Describes how the Business Excellence Practices resolve the common problems encountered in operating a supply chain
Provides strategies and methods to significantly improve customer service, financials and grow the business
Identifies when and how Unparalleled Planning and Execution Practices should be applied Guarantees success if the recommendations are followed

Supercharged Supply Chains: Discover Unparalleled Business Planning and Execution Practices is essential reading for all executives and anyone involved in forecasting, planning, scheduling, inventory control, finance, production, purchasing and management of supply chains. It provides a great overview of the entire supply chain and goes into great detail regarding each element that makes up the supply chain. It also explains in depth how all functions of a company play an important role.

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JAMES G. CORRELL, now retired, was a principal with Oliver Wight Americas since 1984. Correll has coauthored two books: Gaining Control: Managing Capacity and Priorities, and Achieving Class A Business Excellence: An Executive's Perspective.

LLOYD C. SNOWDEN is a Managing Associate at Oliver Wight EAME, where he deploys his hands-on change management experience to drive improvements through integrated business planning and supply chain optimization. JAMES BENTZLEY is Director of Planning at Acumed and earned certification from the Oliver Wight consulting program. He has coauthored several supply chain management articles with Jim Correll.

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PRAISE FOR SUPERCHARGED SUPPLY CHAINS As President of two separate turnarounds, we implemented Business Excellence Planning, as described in this book, enabling us to focus, prioritize and execute the long-term vision of each, resulting in improved customer service levels from 73% to 99%, but with 31% less inventory. Financial projections consistently improved, and our customer relationships significantly enhanced. DOUGLAS STROHMEIER, President, Covidien Ltd. and TE Connectivity Ltd. Supercharged Supply Chains is a clear route to hyper-conductivity in your supply chain. This book details real life scenarios of extremely common business hazards. More important are the step-by-step, detailed maps to resolution. With this book and great leadership an organization can plan better those resources most critical to them. CHARLIE ASPDEN, Head of S&OP, Hunter Boots Supercharged Supply Chains is a great read, for leadership who need to do a much better job of sharing their vision for a well-run company. Complete with real life examples to support the technical aspects of supply chain management. I will reference this book in future APICS courses, professional meetings and at colleges I lecture or teach at. HANK BARR, APICS Recognized Master Instructor, CPIM-F, CSCP, CLTD; APICS Using the practices described in this book, as VP of Finance at three different companies, we delivered incredible results in each. Following the fully integrated process outlined in this book, any company can improve their profits and cash flow. JOHN FRISCO, VP Finance, Tyco Flow Control, Covidien Ltd., and TE Connectivity Ltd. Supercharged Supply Chains, an essential reference, explores the development and integration of supply chains through changes and innovations to manufacturing operations and systems. Exampling many applications and supply chains from the authors' experiences, the text provides invaluable insights for students. Ideally suited for under and postgraduate university programs, I look forward to using the text at the University of Washington. D JIM WEST, Professor, School of Engineering and Technology; University of Washington, Tacoma

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Foreword

Prelude: The Awakening

Introduction

Churn: The Cause of Disruption
Get the Basics Right: Eliminate the Churn
Inventory Essential to Know What You Have
Bill of Material: A Solid Foundation
Routings and Work Locations: Accuracy Required for Valid Plans
Manage MRP: Do Not Let MRP Manage You (Do Not Let the Tail Wag the Dog)
Mastering the Master Schedule: Meeting Customer Requests at Optimal Cost
Integrated Business Planning: Leadership from the Top
Product and Portfolio Management: Offer What Customers Need, Not What You Think They Need
Demand Management: The Art of Demand Planning and Execution
Managing Internal Priorities: Delivering Components on Time
Capacity Planning: Short, Medium, and Long Term
External Sourcing and Supplier Planning: Reaping the Benefits of Valid Scheduling
Supply Chain: Ensuring There Is End-to-End Flow
Finance, Integrated and Proactive: Top-Down and Bottom-Up
Business Improvement: Being Lean and Agile
Technology Enhancements: What You Need and Not Just Following a Market Trend
People and Behaviors: Get the Team Behind You and Plans Will Be Delivered
Implementation: Where to Start