Strategic Planning

Turning operations into outcomes by making the supply chain a strategic asset

Friday, September 12, 2025 · Molly VandenHeuvel, Business Advisor, Oliver Wight Americas
Molly VandenHeuvel of Oliver Wight Americas argues that translating supply chain metrics into strategic outcomes and embedding them in executive decision-making is the key to turning operations into business results.

Three ways CSCOs can harness uncertainty to drive growth in the AI era

Monday, June 30, 2025 · Gartner Supply Chain
Customers want enhanced personalization, seamless technology, and sustainable options, often at the lowest possible cost. CSCOs must respond by building outcome-driven supply chain models that can deliver differentiated service levels for different customer segments.

The new dawn of network and capital planning is here

Sunday, May 19, 2024 · Steve Mehltretter, Steve Cunix, and Paul Cho
A traditional approach to network and capital planning isn’t agile enough to keep pace with commercial markets where disruptions outnumber long-term norms. Successful planning for sustainable growth and profit requires new thinking and new models.

Quick response really is similar to strategic planning

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 · Larry Lapide
Strategic planning and quick response (QR) processes are strategically focused. Therefore, both processes have to be directed by someone from the executive suite because the risks are too high vis-a-vis those taken during the SOE and S&OP processes.

Strategic planning isn’t strategy

Friday, August 19, 2022 · Michael Gravier
On my way to Alaska, I thought a lot about this and decided plans are about certainty but strategy is about uncertainty.
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