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Upcoming eKNOWtion / Optiant Webinar featuring High Tech and CPG case studies that demonstrate the impact of Supply Chain Design and Optimisation is planned for this quarter. Invitations will be sent soon or to indicate your interest. you can email: Supply Chain The Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model is now being adopted at a quick pace across the global by leading companies who have used the model to drive substantial improvements in Supply Chain processes and PROFITS! eKNOWtion maintains a certified SCOR trainer on staff. If your company has an interest in SCOR and wants to investigate how others have used SCOR to drive improvement - eKNOWtion offers a very cost effective ½ day seminar that can be customized to your industry and held on-site at your company. If interested, please contact us at: Performance Management A No charge Metrics Audit is available to the first five companies that respond to this eKNOWtion offer. In return companies will receive a custom report comparing metrics recommended categories, scorecard compliance and constructive critique of performance management.To receive your no charge Metrics Audit Report e-mail: Knowledge Management eKNOWtion announces a Knowledge Management research initiative designed to explore knowledge transfer and value between multi-national subsidiaries and headquarter locations. All participating companies will receive a free copy of the results. Tremendous value for a minimal investment of time. For more details interested parties should contact:: |
We are excited to introduce you to eKNOWtion News. This communication has been designed to deliver thought provoking content in three areas we believe are important to our readership; Supply Chain Management, Performance Management and Knowledge Management. We will also highlight industry and partner events that you might want to consider in your calendar. The September issue will introduce our newsletter focus areas and begin to lay the groundwork for editions ahead that will expand understanding and challenge business practices to increase value. Your comments on this newsletter are welcome as an important input to ensure value as measured by you is delivered regularly. eKNOWtion remains committed to Unlocking Performance. Kind Regards, Article - Supply Chain Management By Douglas Kent Does Supply Chain Management Deserve your Focus? It has been said on many occasions that “companies do not compete but Supply Chains do!” This statement is certainly more relevant than ever as the supply chains which are the backbone of the world’s leading companies are becoming more global, more complex, more immediate, more extended, and therefore more of a competitive differentiator. Increasingly, executives at the highest levels of an organization are recognizing that supply chain management is tremendously important for the overall health of the business and are placing the topic on the board room agenda. The discussions which are occurring today however have changed considerably over the years – expanding from topics involving the physical aspects of the Supply Chain such as the movement of goods, warehousing, or inventories to discussions which are often now about the complex topics of information management and financial management as well. The increasing focus on the supply chain however, does not come without both concern and complication. As the supply chain enterprise expands - there continues to be a greater need for the partners to further collaborate and integrate. This requires a degree of information sharing and visibility and perhaps the most difficult requirement - that of compromise. Such openness and collaboration means that individual companies must no longer focus solely on the optimisation of their own supply chain but must focus and take decisions that ensure optimisation across the entire supply network. Download the full Article here Article - Performance Management By Kathleen Geraghty Profiting from Performance Management Is there any better reason to commit yourself and your company to Performance Management than profit? There might be various ways to describe the value that is derived from disciplined process management and measurement but they add up to profitable performance management (PM). This article will illuminate the many ways PM can impact your bottom line. Before we start adding up the financial return, let’s discuss the elements of performance management that are required for success. Building block number one captures the process and associated factors. An effective methodology includes documenting the detail in the form of a process map. The map should reflect all inputs, outputs, resources, cycle times and process dependencies. A graphical depiction of the process conveys how the work is carried out, indicating everything required along the way. A comprehensive map is a recipe for the business process. Consider the process steps that lead to a purchasing decision such as confirming BOM detail, qualifying vendors, quoting material and labor, comparing and selecting the optimal supplier. Each step can be a process in and of itself. Ideally the mapping tool will support process improvement and is easily accessible in the form of a web-enabled map.
Download the full Article here Article - Knowledge Management By Kathleen Geraghty Knowledge Management: No Interpreter Needed In a world of jargon, we recognise the term but still ask the question what is it anyway. In fact Knowledge Management is a term worth understanding – not only to keep up with the corporate lingo but because it is the fastest path to value. Companies in every sector are catching on to the new corporate measure and knowledge management is factoring into the ratios. So let’s start with a definition we can remember and rattle off around the next corporate conference table. Knowledge management is a discipline that identifies, creates, captures, organises, accesses, shares, uses and evaluates an organisation’s intellectual assets. This includes the easy to access stuff in the form of numbers, drawings along with the not so easy to capture experiences and know how in the memory banks of employees everywhere. Might need a cheat sheet for all of that but a statement by Allee left a Knowledge Management (KM) impression that has lingered – “It is setting knowledge free to find its own path”. So in my words KM is about harnessing intelligence and by sharing it with others, building more knowledge. It is important to distinguish knowledge from data and information. Data is a set of discrete, objective facts about events. . Information allows us to organise facts to describe situations. Knowledge requires human experience to translate the information and apply to more experiences. Said another way; data is unorganized numbers, words, sounds and images. Information is date processed into meaningful patterns. Knowledge is information put into productive use and made actionable. Download the full Article here
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Supply Chain Council European Conference “Accelerating Knowledge” - Prague eKNOWtion’s partner, Optiant presented: "Driving World-Class Manufacturing with Inventory Optimization." A copy of their presentation is available by request through
Visit Optiant at the Carrefours Logistiques Conference. Paris, France. Optiant and Hewlett-Packard will present a case study of their work together.
QPR Worldwide User Group Meeting and Performance Management Summit USA – Chicago, IL
QPR Collaborative Management for Public Administration Germany – Nürtingen
Optiant presents at PROGILOG the supply Chain and Tracking Exhibition A particular European focus with the support of ASLOG / ELA (European Logistic Association), foreign delegations and European promotion. A promotion throughout the European Logistic Press.
SCOR Overview, Defense Logistics 2004, Omni Shoreham, Defense Logistics 2004 tackles the key challenges associated with transforming logistics. Walk away with actionable tools and strategies that will immediately impact the support to the warfighter Washington, DC
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| About the Editors | |
 Kathleen GeraghtyServing as the company's Chief Operating Officer (COO), Kathleen has been supporting international clients for over fifteen years, integrating a passion for performance and life in her work. Her extensive experience and hands-on approach has driven positive results at many of the most complex companies including OEM's, Contract Manufacturers (CEM's), as well as electronic component manufacturers. Kathleen was most recently a Director in the high tech industry providing design and process renovation to synchronize supply chains and improve results for all stakeholders ...more |  Douglas Kent |
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