Making sense of the nonsensical.

Have you ever gone down a rabbit hole, thinking and wondering why we do certain things? Or why we seem to be in conflict with our colleagues and team members, even though we are doing what we all agreed upon?

Yes, in fact, I have. Often, just in my own conversations with myself. But doesn’t it sound like a fun, conversational workshop?

Simple example: We agreed on dinner at 7pm at a restaurant. Some of us want to arrive before 7 pm and some want to arrive after 7 pm. And some may unintentionally miss the mark because precision is just not that important.

How does that relate to supply chain? Connect the sales forecast to the purchase of raw materials and the scheduling of assembly or machine resources. Do you see the parallel?

Even with dinner reservations (at least in my conversations), it’s 6:30 – 7:00pm.  But when calling the restaurant to reserve the table, you need to pick a specific time.  Misalignment right away.  And if you have 6-8 people, you again, need to pick a specific number.

How do we create team alignment when the thought process and system we are using doesn’t have consistent rules or degrees of precision?

Does this sound like an interesting conversational workshop categorized as Mastermind Cohort or Thought Leader Workshop?  Let me know if you’d like to host, or if you’d like to attend. And we’ll get something scheduled – I’m thinking half day (4 hours). 

Your thoughts? 

John Melbye, Managing Director
ASCM Twin Cities