Matt Davis

Occasionally in my work with clients, I will say some jargon that clearly does not register.  And in an effort to clarify, I always try to think of a better way to explain that just providing a definition.  So for you all you hybrid business geeks / movie buffs, here are my thoughts on some ways we can share our jargon in a clearer way…

• Functional Silos:“What we’ve got here… is failure to communicate.” – Cool Hand Luke
• Cost-to-Serve: “SHOW ME THE MONEY!” – Jerry Maguire
• Best Practices: “I’ll have what she’s having…” – When Harry Met Sally
• Demand Sensing:“You talkin to me?!” – Taxi Driver
• Demand Shaping:“These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.” – Star Wars
• Predictive Analytics: “They’ve done studies, you know. Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.” – Anchorman
• Capacity Management: “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” – Jaws
• Risk Management: “There’s no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you’ll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?” – Airplane
• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP): “You can’t handle the truth!” – A Few Good Men
• Network Visibility: “If I’m walking into a sh*t-storm, I want to know which way the wind’s blowing.” – Spy Game
• Collaboration: “Keep your friends close… but your enemies closer.” – The Godfather II
• End-of-Life Management: “Goonies never say die!” – The Goonies
• Benchmarking: “I’m not perfect, but who are we kidding, neither are you.” – Wedding Crashers
• Cost / Benefit Analysis: “All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.” – Sergeant Bilko
• Fulfillment: “Why don’t you just go home? That’s your home. Are you to good for home? Answer me!” – Happy Gilmore
• Tradeoff Analytics: “Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?” – Zoolander
• Continuous Improvement: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”– Dodgeball

 And for anyone in process management… “I don’t have to take this abuse from you; I’ve got hundreds of people dying to abuse me.” – Ghostbusters

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Category: AMR Supply Chain Top 25 Demand Sensing and Shaping Supply Chain Risk Management     Tags: Supply Chain

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