Comments on: From the souks of Marrakech: a retailer’s view of inventory http://www.supplychainview.com/blog/2007/02/from-the-souks-of-marrakech-a-retailers-view-of-inventory/ A closer look at the supply chain Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Martin Arrand http://www.supplychainview.com/blog/2007/02/from-the-souks-of-marrakech-a-retailers-view-of-inventory/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Martin Arrand Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:59:25 +0000 http://www.supplychainview.com/blog/?p=17#comment-9 Hi Ulrike, Thanks for the comments. I'm guessing you followed the link from my LinkedIn page to the blog? Re your question: well, at the moment I'm just adding categories as I write posts into which they will fit. So the answer is, when I write a post on collaboration, I'll add a corresponding category. That's the beauty of the flexible blog system. And as for Lean vs Agile, we're running a seminar for CILT on 15th May called "Capable Supply Chains" which explores some ways of synthesizing the two approaches. I'm also co-authoring a paper on the same subject that we will present in July at ICAM 2007, a conference on Agile Manufacturing - http://conferences.theiet.org/icam07 if you're interested. The CILT seminar will also run again later in the year. Best of luck with everything, and we <strong>will</strong> meet up soon. Hi Ulrike,

Thanks for the comments. I’m guessing you followed the link from my LinkedIn page to the blog?

Re your question: well, at the moment I’m just adding categories as I write posts into which they will fit. So the answer is, when I write a post on collaboration, I’ll add a corresponding category. That’s the beauty of the flexible blog system.

And as for Lean vs Agile, we’re running a seminar for CILT on 15th May called “Capable Supply Chains” which explores some ways of synthesizing the two approaches. I’m also co-authoring a paper on the same subject that we will present in July at ICAM 2007, a conference on Agile Manufacturing – http://conferences.theiet.org/icam07 if you’re interested. The CILT seminar will also run again later in the year.

Best of luck with everything, and we will meet up soon.

]]> By: Ulrike Rowbottom http://www.supplychainview.com/blog/2007/02/from-the-souks-of-marrakech-a-retailers-view-of-inventory/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Ulrike Rowbottom Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:35:32 +0000 http://www.supplychainview.com/blog/?p=17#comment-8 Martin, congrats on your blog! Apart from meeting up one evening as briefly discussed in the dim and distant past (and not forgotten!), the following observations for a starter for one: what happened to my SC hobby horses, the panacea of everything??? Of course I'm talking about collaboration (which includes closed loop visibility and connectivity) and risk & resilience mgt within SCM? Will you have a category for those or will they fall under strategy? I'd be interested to contribute - or I may just argue the hell out of lean v agile or should it be combined? :-) Anyway, very nice to see you spending time on something more worthwhile than just making profit for a coperation, the eternal bane......Best regards - Ulrike Martin,

congrats on your blog! Apart from meeting up one evening as briefly discussed in the dim and distant past (and not forgotten!), the following observations for a starter for one:
what happened to my SC hobby horses, the panacea of everything??? Of course I’m talking about collaboration (which includes closed loop visibility and connectivity) and risk & resilience mgt within SCM? Will you have a category for those or will they fall under strategy? I’d be interested to contribute – or I may just argue the hell out of lean v agile or should it be combined? :-) Anyway, very nice to see you spending time on something more worthwhile than just making profit for a coperation, the eternal bane……Best regards – Ulrike

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