Dealing with Extreme Supply Chain Pressure

Eva Roza is a Supply Chain practitioner who has learnt her skills in unusual circumstances.  In 2006, she joined Medecins Sans Frontieres in Darfur to manage their replenishments, supply demands, and local stocks.  In this exclusive interview, Eva tells us about her experience, her challenges and her tricks to deal with extreme Supply Chain pressure!      Download interview

Perstorp achieves 30% stock reduction

The Perstorp Group, the Swedish manufacturer of specialty chemicals, has confirmed an inventory reduction of 30% in a key product group.  Following an 8 month project supported by Supply Chain specialist consultancy Hughenden, the result was achieved without adversely affecting service level...    Download Press Release

An S&OP Project?  You are dead in the water!

Implementing a Sales & Operations Planning process is high on companies’ agendas, say research organisations.  What the statistics are not telling you is that most of these companies will fall into the same trap...  Download article

How to be green and lean

To be lean means sometimes under-utilising some resources for the good of the overall business.  But to be green, you want to avoid sending half-empty lorries around the country.  So are the two incompatible?  Download article

Beyond the trendy job-title

Am I being unreasonable to think that the title of Supply Chain Manager (or Director) implies that the person in this position looks after the whole Supply Chain?  How is it that in many cases, "it does not do what it says on the tin?"   Download article

UK faces shortage of Supply Chain Professionals

Supply Chain is now seen as a proper career path, with qualifications, skills and recognition.  But with businesses heavily recruiting Demand Planners and Supply Chain Managers, and the requirements to fit the role ever more demanding, the candidates are becoming short in supply...  Download article

The Shocking Cost of Holding Stock

While most businesses consider the cost of holding stock to be around 4-10%, research shows it is nearer 40%...   Download article

Change the Heart as well

When Sales & Operations Planning makes so much sense, why are companies still struggling to implement it?  Maybe because even the most robust S&OP template is not enough to make people change...   Download article

Does Asda's Decision mark a Change in Supply Chain Strategies?

Following Asda's announcement that it is to source some of its George clothing range from the UK to cut lead-times, Hughenden explores the reasons and implications of this change in Supply Chain strategy...

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Forecast Accuracy: The Wrong Obsession

Sales forecasting has recently moved up the agenda of British manufacturers, particularly those under pressure from the retailers.  Unfortunately, forecast accuracy has become an obsession, leading them down the wrong path!  Download article