Steve Schoenbeck
Memo: #2 (Plan)
The plan step is in my opinion the most important part of the processes section of the SCOR Model. Without the plan step, any sort of process will be impossible to accomplish, or at the very least done very poorly. Just like anything in life, if you are not properly planning for something, it will make it much harder to do well. According to APICS the plan step is a part of the processes “pillar” which seems to me like it is simply a way of sorting out the supply chain into an organized scheduled chart. The one thing that is apparent during the entire processes “pillar” is that planning is constant throughout the entire thing. The steps source, make, deliver, return, and enable are all a part of the processes “pillar” and according to APICS the plan step is an overarching step that should always be present during the other steps. I think a perfect example is when we played the beer game in class. We all knew that we had to source our product and deliver it to our customer. While we didn’t really have anything to do in the “make” step, it was clear that we all failed in the “plan” step. We did not all plan very far in advance, or did not think to plan in the proper time frame. The fatal …show more content…
The delivery and make step need to work very well with one another, and follow through with plans made in advance. At All-State industries we would always give the shipping department as far of advance of our plans to complete projects as possible. Unfortunately, when purchasing wasn’t able to get the parts quick enough, or if sales bit off more than they could chew, than it made our job next to impossible. When our job was off its timing it made the shipping department suffer. Sourcing, making, and delivering have to all be planning together or the system will fall apart. The planning step is like the clue that holds the chain
Memo: #2 (Plan)
The plan step is in my opinion the most important part of the processes section of the SCOR Model. Without the plan step, any sort of process will be impossible to accomplish, or at the very least done very poorly. Just like anything in life, if you are not properly planning for something, it will make it much harder to do well. According to APICS the plan step is a part of the processes “pillar” which seems to me like it is simply a way of sorting out the supply chain into an organized scheduled chart. The one thing that is apparent during the entire processes “pillar” is that planning is constant throughout the entire thing. The steps source, make, deliver, return, and enable are all a part of the processes “pillar” and according to APICS the plan step is an overarching step that should always be present during the other steps. I think a perfect example is when we played the beer game in class. We all knew that we had to source our product and deliver it to our customer. While we didn’t really have anything to do in the “make” step, it was clear that we all failed in the “plan” step. We did not all plan very far in advance, or did not think to plan in the proper time frame. The fatal …show more content…
The delivery and make step need to work very well with one another, and follow through with plans made in advance. At All-State industries we would always give the shipping department as far of advance of our plans to complete projects as possible. Unfortunately, when purchasing wasn’t able to get the parts quick enough, or if sales bit off more than they could chew, than it made our job next to impossible. When our job was off its timing it made the shipping department suffer. Sourcing, making, and delivering have to all be planning together or the system will fall apart. The planning step is like the clue that holds the chain