SETPOINT Group write articles and thought pieces on lean working capital, supply chain optimization, cash-flow management, operational excellence and the importance on continuously upskilling and reskilling your workforce.

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Benchmarking Working Capital

Can you uncover a company’s optimal working capital requirements – its SETPOINT – by benchmarking its peer group’s performance? First,...

Lean Working Capital – the gift that keeps on giving

In a previous article – Short-term cash flow forecast; because while profit is an opinion, cash is a fact – we brought attention to the...

Lean Working Capital – Supply Chain Bias and why organizations set themselves up to fail

In a previous article (Incremental steps towards your SETPOINT) we discussed why company functions are often inclined towards solutions...

Dealing with demand uncertainty – or, taking the bull(whip) by the horns

A typical supply chain has several layers of stakeholders: from suppliers of raw material to manufacturers, distributors, retailers and...

Why insight and awareness are the cornerstones of any lasting business transformation

Download and read SETPOINT Academy's latest white paper. Link for download can be found on our Academy page. By downloading the...

Connecting your strategy with daily operations

How Integrated Business Planning (IBP) can improve your business and provide 3 specific considerations why this should be on leaders agenda

Dealing with demand uncertainty – or, taking the bull(whip) by the horns

How distorted demand signals post-COVID can create a bullwhip effect with considerable impact on the supply chain as a whole.

Not another post-COVID supply chain advice, or: 3 considerations for a post-pandemic supply chain

how the Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped global supply chains and provide 3 recommendations on how to adjust to new reality

All aboard the SETPOINT train, or: introducing our framework for sustainable results

Actionable insights how to ensure a holistic end-to-end process focus when pursuing a company’s working capital Setpoint

Contemplating benchmark, or: why is yours bigger than mine?

Can you uncover a company’s optimal working capital requirements – its SETPOINT – by benchmarking its peer group’s performance? First,...