Global manufacturers face various challenges when trying to incorporate and deploy sales and operations planning and execution (S&OP) processes into broader financial forecasting. But they do share one common theme: no single view of the business plan, and the resultant uncertainty on how to execute on it. Regular market disruptions are commonplace and can have […]
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Evaluating the Maturity of Key Supply Chain Components
To successfully address supply chain trends, it is critical that the foundational aspects of your existing supply chain are operating effectively. We recommend evaluating the maturity of the following key supply chain components before attempting to use the latest technologies. SUPPLY CHAIN DATA GOVERNANCE (BLOCKCHAIN, ADVANCED ANALYTICS) Data integrity is the key to supporting transformational […]
Is Risk-Based Monitoring Compliant?
When we think of compliance, we think of consistency. Compliance depends on following the same processes and procedures over and over, across the board. After all, that’s why we have all of those SOPs, right? When we’re used to conceptualizing compliance this way, the notion of risk-based monitoring can certainly lead to cognitive dissonance. […]
This Recent FDA Warning Letter Shows You Exactly Why Quality Matters
“Quality, quality, quality.” You hear it all the time from your QA colleagues. There are so many forms to fill out, trainings to complete, procedures to read and follow, and internal audits to produce records for. Sometimes, it’s so overwhelming that we’re tempted to just tune it out. That is, until we read an FDA Warning […]