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Tom Brouillette

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Principal Consultant, Monarch Supply Chain Management, LLC

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Respected business and technical leader with prominent 25+-year career providing strategic enterprise solutions in the Supply Chain and especially the Retail Multi-Channel domains. Experienced Program Manager accountable for the overall success of information management programs and projects, from initial ...

Respected business and technical leader with prominent 25+-year career providing strategic enterprise solutions in the Supply Chain and especially the Retail Multi-Channel domains. Experienced Program Manager accountable for the overall success of information management programs and projects, from initial vision and strategy definitions through needs assessment, development, implementation and steady state maintenance and support. Proven track record of creating practical solutions bridging the gap between strategic needs of business and available tools and technology. Recognized for successful formulation of information management strategy and succesful execution of Supply Chain Management and Retail Multi-Channel projects. Proven success creating high-performance cross-functional teams. Proven success in navigating the challenges and implementing outsourced and off-shore solutions to deliver new inititiatives in the Supply Chain and Retail Multi-Channel domains.

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Dec. 11, 2011

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Sept. 21, 2011

Tom Brouillette and 2 other people answered this question

Can fixed-price projects protect against ERP project failures?

I agree with Steve and Barry regarding the fixed price benefits. A fixed price project does not mean that you will not be plagued with scope change requests, in fact in my experience the fixed price project is even more likely to have change requests!
I ... more

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July 20, 2011

Tom Brouillette and 7 other people answered this question

Do fixed-price ERP projects protect against expensive cost overruns?

I agree with Steve on the benefits of of breaking large projects into smaller interim deliverables. In addition to providing value faster, these smaller projects also provide an opportunity to validate the strategy and objectives at regular intervals so you can make revisions in a ... more

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June 8, 2011

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Do you feel Bush-era tax cuts disproportionately benefited the wealthy?

Well, I would hate to go with fatalism or idealism. However, how can it be called stealing when the money is not owned by the people? How can it be stealing when ideas cannot be bartered and traded, thus deprived from anyone? To call what ... more

May 2, 2011

Tom Brouillette and 4 other people answered this question

What kind of business benefits from logistics outsourcing?

I agree with David, you must first evaluate and define your core competencies and also the functions that you feel will differentiate your company from your competitors. When you have completed and reviewed this exercise the easy next step is that you can outsource all ... more

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March 22, 2011

Tom Brouillette and 5 other people answered this question

Is Facebook going to be the AOL of our generation?

I think Facebook has already surpassed AOL as a means for communication and more importantly for community building. Facebook brings some important capabilities to the forefront that has encouraged some fundamental business and personal changes.
The 'game changing' function of Facebook, I believe, is the ... more

March 17, 2011

Tom Brouillette and 23 other people answered this question

Do you look at who has viewed your profile on Linkedin?

I review on a daily basis at least. When I have pushed out an update to the web site or status updates that I make to provide info or request reviewing my web site I may view this multiple times a day.
I too have upgraded ... more

Feb. 23, 2011

Tom Brouillette and 2 other people answered this question

What should an effective returns management solution do?

I wold like to add to Art's points and especially echo the customer satisfaction aspect.
Returns can be broken down into two categories;
- End-consumer retail returns, either to the store of through the B2C channel
- Returns to the supplier from their retail/wholesale customer
The process and ... more

Information Technology

Returns Management Solution

Feb. 16, 2011

Tom Brouillette and 8 other people answered this question

Should a PMO (project management office) report to IT or the business?

I agree with the comments suggesting the PMO 'belongs' in the business, more specifically I think the PMO should reside in the Finance operation within the business. There are challenges, especially political and cultural, to placing the PMO in the business (this refers to the ... more

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