A well-functioning IBP is like a Swiss precision clockwork

20. Juli 2024

Having lived in ๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ณ๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿž for almost 20 years, I truly appreciate how things operate here!

When I visit clients, I typically use public transport. Swiss ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿš† and ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ŸšŒ run with remarkable ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง โฑ๏ธ, making them the most reliable and efficient way to travel.

The same principles that ensure the success of Swiss public transport apply to any ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿข implementing and running an ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  (๐ˆ๐๐) process.

When an IBP process functions like a ๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ, where everyone understands their responsibilities, timings, and handovers seamlessly, the ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ŸŒŸ.

A key indicator of a well-engaged IBP and its quality is the ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘ฅ ๐ˆ๐๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . Does everyone on the board participate? Is the meeting held on the same day each month at the same time?
If participation is optional and meetings are frequently rescheduled due to other priorities of the CEO, CFO, COO, etc., itโ€™s a ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐  ๐Ÿšฉ.

However, if meetings occur consistently and leaders prioritize their attendance, or if they have fully empowered backups in exceptional cases, then youโ€™re on the right trackโ€”๐ˆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ”„.

I’m looking forward to discussing IBP in your organization. If you’re interested in joining ๐Ÿค our cost-free monthly IBP/IBSing peer calls for IBP and supply chain leaders, please check out the program in the comment.

 

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