Lara GuevaraSupply Chain expert (Product and Service)

January Game Plan

9 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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A short YouTube talk outlining a 30-day January game plan to set up supply chain habits for the year. It breaks January into four weekly focuses—Assess, Align, Act, Accelerate—and gives three core steps: audit last year, align marketing with supply chain, and lock one system—plus actions like pulling inventory data, setting tracking reports, and supplier conversations.

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January is the most important month of your supply chain and not because everything needs to be perfect, but because the habits you build now will compound all year. Now here's your 30 day game plan. Week one assess post mortem top three pain points pull inventory data, review turns. Week two align get Q1 launch dates, share forecast review supplier performance. Week three act place orders with buffers, set one tracking report and have one hard supplier conversation. And for week four accelerate review document and celebrate a small win. Remember these three steps Audit last year Top three issues and wins. Number two Align marketing plus supply chain so there's no surprise promos Then number three Lock one system this week Cadence Owner Template Save this and send to your OPS lead.