When the small band of Rebels demonstrate some success in reaching their initial goal against the Evil Empire, the rest of the Rebel forces join in. The executives and managers recognize that this new approach means doing things in a radically different way They want to do a "pilot", but realize that whatever venue they choose for their pilot must be wholeheartedly committed to the new processes and approach The dedicated Rebels realize that only being half-in will doom the entire effort to failure They decide to give it their all The small group of executives and managers decides that they must try to bring long-lasting and effective change so that their bottom-line can (finally) see some real growth and their "evil" competition can be overthrown The small band of dedicated Rebels decides they must try to do whatever it takes to defeat the Evil Empire and expose the self-destructive defect in the Death Star's reactor Many executives and managers in your company don't believe that there is a defect in "the way we've always done things" or that is even possible to make dramatic improvements to the bottom-line by trying new methodsĪ small, but dedicated, group of Rebels believe that it just might be possible to defeat the Evil Empire-especially if the alleged defect in the reactor design exists Besides, continue as they are today is to continue without any real hope for the futureĪ few executives and managers in your company begin to believe that a real change is possible if the alleged defect in traditional approaches to inventory and supply chain management is real and can be overcome Besides they are tired of the constant firefighting without real hope for the future Many of the Rebels don't believe that the halographic message is real, or that it is possible to overcome the Evil Empire Imperial transport pilot Bodhi Rook defects, bringing with him a halographic message from Galen Erso, making Rebel leaders aware of a defect he has built into the Death Star's reactor designĪ consultant who as defected from "the Dark Side" (read: traditional inventory and MRP methods, see below) brings your company news that there is a fatal defect in traditional MRP logic and related methods The Evil Empire continues to oppress the galaxyĬontinual firefighting, expediting, high logistics expenses, and excess payrolls and overtime expenses continue to oppress (depress) your company's bottom-line I have outlined the connections I see in the table (below). I found a lot of relevance in "Rouge One" to what we do as a company, and to what we see happening with our clients (in too many cases). I watched the latest Starwars over the holiday break " Rogue One." Not only was I was intrigued by the title but by the trailers' reference to taking on what seems to be an enemy too overwhelming to ever defeat. Business / Enterprise Intelligence (24).
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