# Supply Chain & Operational Improvement Consultants | River Rock Advisors

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## Article

- [A Flock of Black Swans: Planning Ahead Despite Constant Change](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/a-flock-of-black-swans-planning-ahead-despite-constant-change/)
- [Business Post-COVID-19: Triage and Rediscovery](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/business-post-covid-19-triage-and-rediscovery/)
- [Can CRM Fit Into Your S&OP Demand Planning?](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/can-crm-fit-into-your-sop-demand-planning/)
- [Collaborative Demand Planning: A New Approach to Predictable Growth](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/collaborative-demand-planning-a-new-approach-to-predictable-growth/)
- [Consumer Spending Impact and the Need for Proactive SIOP](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/consumer-spending-impact-and-the-need-for-proactive-siop/)
- [Defining Next Steps: Implementing Your S&OP Strategy](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/defining-next-steps-implementing-your-sop-strategy/)
- [Defunkify Drives the Junk Out of Its Supply Chain](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/defunkify-drives-the-junk-out-of-its-supply-chain/)
- [Developing a Smart Inventory Strategy in an Uncertain Tariff Environment](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/developing-a-smart-inventory-strategy-in-an-uncertain-tariff-environment/)
- [Evolution vs. Revolution: A Practical Approach to Inventory Agility](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/evolution-vs-revolution-a-practical-approach-to-inventory-agility/)
- [Forecasting for the Rest of Us with Gary Jones of River Rock Advisers](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/forecasting-for-the-rest-of-us-with-gary-jones-of-river-rock-advisers/)
- [Forecasting in a Time of Uncertainty with RRA’s Gary Jones](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/forecasting-in-a-time-of-uncertainty-with-rras-gary-jones/)
- [From Task to Accomplishment: A Better Approach to SIOP Maturity Modeling](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/from-task-to-accomplishment-a-better-approach-to-siop-maturity-modeling/)
- [Gary Jones receives Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2020 Pros to Know Award](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/gary-jones-receives-supply-demand-chain-executive-2020-pros-to-know-award/)
- [How to Handle Tariffs Through Efficient Descaling](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/how-to-handle-tariffs-through-efficient-descaling/)
- [Identifying Your “Outcomes Based SIOP Maturity” Stage by Symptoms](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/identifying-your-outcomes-based-siop-maturity-stage-by-symptoms/)
- [Importance of Strategy Execution: What It Is and Isn’t Within an Operational Strategy](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/importance-of-strategy-execution-what-it-is-and-isnt-within-an-operational-strategy/)
- [Is Mapping Business Processes Still Worth It?](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/is-mapping-business-processes-still-worth-it/)
- [Mind the Dip Against the Certainty of Risk](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/mind-the-dip-against-the-certainty-of-risk/)
- [Navigating the Limitations of Project Management Metrics](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/navigating-the-limitations-of-project-management-metrics/)
- [Operational Resiliency in a Disrupted World and Why Rules of Thumb Increasingly Fail](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/operational-resiliency-in-a-disrupted-world-and-why-rules-of-thumb-increasingly-fail/)
- [Operational Strategy: Turning Strategy Into Action](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/operational-strategy-turning-strategy-into-action/)
- [Operations as a Competitive Advantage \(in an Uncertain Business Climate\)](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/operations-as-a-competitive-advantage-in-an-uncertain-business-climate/)
- [Planning for Sustainability with RRA and Cairnbridge Advisors](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/planning-for-sustainability-with-rra-and-cairnbridge-advisors/)
- [Planning Inventory While Accounting for Tariff Costs](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/planning-inventory-while-accounting-for-tariff-costs/)
- [River Rock Advisors Celebrate Their 10-Year Anniversary](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/river-rock-advisors-celebrate-their-10-year-anniversary/)
- [River Rock Advisors Named a Top 100 Great Supply Chain Partner by SupplyChainBrain](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/top-100-great-supply-chain-partners-list-by-supplychainbrain/)
- [River Rock Advisors Named to SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners List for Sixth Time](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/river-rock-advisors-named-to-supplychainbrains-100-great-supply-chain-partners-list-for-sixth-time/)
- [River Rock Advisors Partners with Startup Analytics to Expand Data and Business Intelligence Capabilities](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/river-rock-advisors-partners-with-startup-analytics-to-expand-data-and-business-intelligence-capabilities/)
- [River Rock Advisors Receives Fifth Recognition on SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners List](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/river-rock-advisors-receives-fifth-recognition-on-supplychainbrains-100-great-supply-chain-partners-list/)
- [River Rock Advisors Receives Second Recognition on SupplyChainBrain 100 Great Supply Chain Partners List](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/river-rock-advisors-receives-second-recognition-on-supplychainbrain-100-great-supply-chain-partners-list/)
- [River Rock Advisors Receives Third Consecutive SupplyChainBrain Recognition](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/river-rock-advisors-receives-third-consecutive-supplychainbrain-recognition/)
- [River Rock Advisors Recognized as Top Supply Chain Partner in Fourth Consecutive SupplyChainBrain Win](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/rra-recognized-as-top-supply-chain-partner-in-fourth-supplychainbrain-win/)
- [River Rock Advisors Wins 2022 Weatherhead 100 Upstart Award](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/river-rock-advisors-wins-2022-weatherhead-100-upstart-award/)
- [River Rock Advisors’ Daniela Aguilera Discusses Mentoring Students With College Now](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/river-rock-advisors-daniela-aguilera-discusses-mentoring-students-with-college-now/)
- [RRA Partner Gary Jones Supports Latest Book Industry Study Group \(BISG\) Event](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/rra-partner-gary-jones-supports-latest-book-industry-study-group-bisg-event/)
- [RRA Partner Steve Keener Weighs in on Trade and Education Publishing Challenges](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/rra-partner-steve-keener-weighs-in-on-trade-and-education-publishing-challenges/)
- [RRA’s Brian McCrea Achieves Certification in Planning and Inventory Management](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/rras-brian-mccrea-achieves-certification-in-planning-and-inventory-management/)
- [RRA’s Tyler Drellishak Receives Full Scholarship to Study Quantum Computing](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/rras-tyler-drellishak-receives-full-scholarship-to-study-quantum-computing/)
- [S&OP Forecasting: Refining with Expanded CRM Data](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/sop-forecasting-refining-with-expanded-crm-data/)
- [SIOP as a Funding Mechanism](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/siop-as-a-funding-mechanism/)
- [Staying the \(Changing\) Course: Implementing an Operational Strategy](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/staying-the-changing-course-implementing-an-operational-strategy/)
- [Struggling with Inventory Performance? Stop Trying to Please Everyone and Get a Fresh Perspective](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/struggling-with-inventory-management/)
- [Supply & Demand Chain Executive Names River Rock Advisor’s Steve Keener One of 2023’s Pros to Know](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/supply-demand-chain-executive-names-river-rock-advisors-steve-keener-one-of-2023s-pros-to-know/)
- [Supply Chain Communication and Data Sharing: Inventory Planning](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/supply-chain-communication-and-data-sharing-inventory-planning/)
- [Testing Our Imagination — Strengthening Your Business Risk Response Strategy](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/testing-our-imagination-strengthening-your-business-risk-response-strategy/)
- [The Importance of SIOP Tracking](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/the-importance-of-siop-tracking/)
- [Transforming a Business Case for Action into a Usable Business Value Plan](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/transforming-a-business-case-for-action-into-a-usable-business-value-plan/)
- [Transforming Supply Chain Communication with Gary Jones and Cathy Felgar](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/transforming-supply-chain-communication-with-gary-jones-and-cathy-felgar/)
- [Turning Operational Strategy into Results for Your Business](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/turning-operational-strategy-into-results-for-your-business/)
- [Understanding Key SIOP Metrics and Potential Risks](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/understanding-key-siop-metrics-and-potential-risks/)
- [Understanding the Difference Between Project, Program, and Portfolio Management](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/difference-between-project-program-portfolio-management/)
- [Using CRM Data to Improve Your S&OP Process](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/using-crm-data-to-improve-your-sop-process/)
- [Waiting on the Flames: The Gap Between the Impact of Disruption and Our Ability to Manage It Is Widening, and That’s Risky](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/waiting-on-the-flames-the-gap-between-the-impact-of-disruption-and-our-ability-to-manage-it-is-widening-and-thats-risky/)
- [White Paper: CRM and S&OP](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/crm-and-sop/)
- [White Paper: Operational Strategy](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/white-paper-operational-strategy/)
- [White Paper: Tariff Strategy](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/white-paper-tariff-strategy/)
- [Why Capital Allocation Should Exist at the Portfolio Level](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/why-capital-allocation-should-exist-at-the-portfolio-level/)
- [Why Sustainability is Now Part of Your Operations](https://riverrockadvisors.com/our-thinking/why-sustainability-is-now-part-of-your-operations/)

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