Inventory is the Symptom, Not the Cause: How Bondi Sands Transformed Their Planning Process.

Inventory blowouts aren’t a warehouse problem. They’re a strategy problem. When inventory issues persist, the problem isn’t stock – it’s what happens upstream. In supply chain management, persistent inventory blowouts rarely involve the stock itself. They’re a red flag. A signal that something deeper isn’t working, such as poor visibility, reactive planning, or disconnected decision-making. … Read more

Where Planning Meets Action: Rethinking the Divide in Supply Chains

In the evolving landscape of supply chain planning, few discussions are as polarising—and yet as critical—as the question of how Sales and operations Planning (S&OP) and Sales and operations Execution (S&OE) should coexist. Should they remain distinct processes with separate ownership, cadence, and focus? Or should they be merged into a unified, agile planning capability … Read more