Outside-in Planning Curriculum
Classes are virtual through Zoom. Each participant will be assigned a study group and invited to a LinkedIn group to facilitate networking.
Logistics:
Americas class 9:30-12:00 EST (Monday)
Europe/Asia class 7:00-9:30 EST (Wednesday)
Open Mic 9:30-11:30 EST on Fridays.
All classes are recorded and shared through the LinkedIn Group. Both groups can meet together in an open mic class on Friday mornings to network and ask questions.
The classes combine business, technology, and consulting leaders in a non-selling environment to question the basics of supply chain planning.
February 26/(28) Class 1. What is supply chain excellence?
A review of case studies of Supply Chains to Admire award winners. Discussions with the supply chain leaders that outperform to understand why they believe they beat their peer group sector. For more insights check out the Supply Chains to Admire summary deck. Focused learning. Discussion of engines/models/taxonomies. Evolution of planning and the current taxonomy. How can the taxonomy be redefined based on the art of possible? How does this redefine work?
Homework: What Defines a Good Plan?
March 4/(6)
Class 2. Aligning for success. Measurement.
How do we align organizations by the redefinition of metrics? What is value? What is performance? What is improvement? Open discussion on the sharing of work by Georgia Tech professors on balanced scorecard options to improve value. Which metrics make the most sense by industry segment?
Homework: How would you use a balanced scorecard in planning to improve value-based outcomes?
March 11/(13) Class 3. Mapping demand streams.
The transition from a time-phased data paradigm to conceptualize demand as a value stream. Learn the language of outside-in-demand processes. (Demand latency, market drivers, shaping/shifting, baseline demand, bullwhip impact, etc).
Homework: Using COV and volume as insights, map the river of demand for an organization. Build a river of demand.
March 18/(20) Class 4. Bi-directional orchestration and redefining supply
Understanding variability and the impact of the bullwhip. Sensing, translation, and process latency. How to define and drive bi-directional orchestration. What is the role of inventory in the outside-in process? Hear directly from the testers. What can we learn? Unlearn?
Homework: Build a use case for bi-directional orchestration and an unlearning matrix.
Build a taxonomy for an outside-in planning process.
March 25/(27) Class 5. Wrap-up and next steps
Sharing of homework and insights. How do we drive unlearning and build a guiding coalition?
Homework: Write a Wall Street Journal article.
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