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Decoupling Points and the Art of Making Pizza

Two fresh pizzas on wooden boards, one with basil and cheese, and the other with various toppings, surrounded by ingredients.

Even if they don’t know it, the notion of a decoupling point is very familiar to your favorite pizza chef. Last week I made a call to the excellent pizzeria near my house to order two pizzas. But wait a minute. There’s a menu of 25 different pizzas, that’s a lot of different ingredients, and … Read more

Simplifying ERP Complexity for Better Supply Chain Control

Complicated controls of a Concord aircraft

ERP systems are not renowned for their simplicity. With the overwhelming ERP system complexity, there is a lot of technical data and parameters to maintain. Planners are often lost or dependent on data maintained by other remote teams. They have no way of ensuring that the system’s recommendations are correct. Usually, they end up calculating … Read more