http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/26/encouraging-integration-sampop-process.html
Wed, 08/26/2009 1:52 PM | Management
To date, practitioners in value chain management believe that the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) concept is one of the best solutions to achieve operational excellence.
As I explained in my article “Weaving marketing into the fabric of a firm” published on this newspaper’s management page on April 15, 2009, the S&OP process is very simple, that is, it is based on the demand driven process with the objective to meet customers’ needs.
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S&OP
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/12/the-supply-chain-orchestra-interactions-tradesoff-and-integration.html
Totok Sugiharto , Jakarta | Wed, 08/12/2009 1:17 PM | Supplement
Bowersox (2009) defines the supply chain as “a strategy that integrates all aspects of satisfying customer requirements”. It means that virtually no element of the supply chain is totally independent.
Therefore when we change one element, it has a profound effect on the others. For example, a decrease in production batch size will have an impact on the inventory and plant utilization.
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Supply Chain Management
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/29/creating-value-customers-through-roi.html
Totok Sugiharto , Contributor , Jakarta | Wed, 07/29/2009 1:07 PM | Management
Achieving economics of scale is necessary to capture the lion’s share of the market. Usually it is expected by focusing on product and promotion.
To gain a stronghold in the market, cost effectiveness rather than uncontrolled spending is crucial at every stage of the value chain process. This can be done by integration, not by separate business functions.
Today, one of the key factors in initiating integration is the demand for value-based approaches. Practitioners in this area seek an approach that is essential to generating greater cash flow and creating value for the firm.
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