supply chain

Performance Management in the slowdown: it’s the right time for doing better!

Submitted by Luca Quagini on Tue, 29/11/2011 - 11:04
Performance Management in the slowdown: it’s the right time for doing better!

In times of great uncertainty, in tough times where markets sharply reveal the loss of confidence, not just the world of finance, but also manufacturing companies are forced to deal with rapid rethinking and restructuring of their business model.

The identification and implementation of the “right” strategies and programs are no longer driven by searching only the growth, but these are “simply” essential choices for the protection of their positioning.

More simulation rather than scheduling in the consumer sector’s plans

Submitted by Riccardo Beltrami on Thu, 17/11/2011 - 17:28
More simulation rather than scheduling in the consumer sector’s plans

The Consumer Products segment has been affected by the economic crisis wave to a lesser extent compared to other sectors. Results show an absolute increase in consumption, primarily driven by the growing demand from emerging economies and a substantial stability in Western markets. Focusing on the Western market, the situation of stability is the outcome of the new competition dynamics which have resulted in a substantial stability of the sector but also in a radical transformation of companies.

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