HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE OTHER BROWN? NOT DAN, IT’S JOHN!Who would’ve thought that we will be learning so much about supply chain from someone who writes books about fiction? Today we have John Brown, Senior Education Manager from The Lake Companies, and will be talking about purchasing plans on changing lead times. Tune in to learn more about John in this episode of What The Duck?! Another Supply Chain Podcast. Show Highlights:Winding up working in the ERP spaceWriting fiction stories on the sideDefining a Purchasing PlanUnderstanding Discrete ManufacturingThe biggest mistakes you can make in implementing softwareHow does data fit into the record part of the planQuotes:John - Defining what a purchasing plan is“If I'm going to have this production plan, build this on this day, and build this on the next day, and build this on the next day, and I might have all sorts of items that I need to build each day, then the purchasing plan is based on that production schedule, what do I need to purchase? and when, and that's all going to be it's all going to be synced up.”John - Things to avoid in implementing software“One thing that you need to avoid is thinking that just having all of the software dials and switches and parameters, thinking that, that that's what you're trying to do. That's one of the fastest paths to a failed implementation.” Connect with John and learn what he’s been duckin’ around with:About JohnAbout The Lake CompaniesLakeCo.comConnect with Sarah and find out more about what the duck she’s up to:About SarahSarah’s TweetsAbout SourceDaySourceDay WebsiteHad fun with the podcast? Leave us a like, share our content, and subscribe! See you soon on the next episode of What The Duck?!