The term ‘optimization’ can and does have different meanings to different groups. For the folks who build and develop scheduling...

Recently, I visited our office in Antwerp, Belgium. I was there to participate in the LogiChem conference with William (Billy)...

Each year I work with new bright-eyed future experts in planning and scheduling as they make the transition from their...

*I would like to thank Eric Jensen for his contribution, participation and guidance in creating this blog post. Recently, Arkieva...

In a software development environment, people sometimes unknowingly blame or harm the credibility of the testers. For instance, when a...

In my previous post you read that testing is not the same as checking.  So when I talk about testing...

I am fairly new to the supply chain industry. Ever since joining Arkieva, I have been immersed in all things...

Key Points: Work hard on finding the ‘perfect’ metric that measures the behavior you are trying to improve. Look for...

In the software business there seems to be a lot of confusion about the word testing. In many situations the...

Supply chain planning improvement involves a series of projects separated by periods of institutionalization. Unfortunately during these periods there are...

Last post, I talked about the different mindsets as one goes through the planning, scheduling and execution of a family’s...

In the supply chain world, we often talk about planning, scheduling and execution. In this two part blog post, we...