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Inventory Management Excellence: Some Companies to Learn From

Logistics Bureau

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? But consider, too, how you can turn those needs to your advantage in inventory management.

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Why Innovation Has to be More Than a Good Idea

MIT Supply Chain

In early 2011, Lamynix, a leading manufacturer of specialty laminates, was approached by VideoFlat, one of its major customers, with an enticing contract to buy, at a premium price, a protective film twice as wide as the usual size. Lamynix’s supply chain enjoyed an enviable reputation for excellence.

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

Requis

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Years ago, I knew that information sharing and the whole supplier-purchaser relationship is one of the most important things in supply chain (I talked about it in Introduction to Supply Chain Management in 1999).

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Building a Quality Culture: Awareness of Quality’s Financial Impact

QAD

This is the third in a series of blog posts digging deeper into the seven keys to building a quality culture, which builds on Nicole Parker’s recent introduction blog. Once this is accomplished all employees can be ambassadors for quality, challenge the status quo and identify waste and the culture can begin to shift.

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Why a Product-Centric Approach to Quality Matters

Arena Solutions

Why a Product-centric Approach to Quality Matters. My name is Inga Hanson, I’m the Managing Editor of MedTech Intelligence and I will be your host for today’s webinar, Why a Product-centric Approach to Quality Matters. Catie has over 25 years of experience in quality and document control at various global medical device companies.

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Supply Chain Management:Leveraging Social Media for Improving.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

In this context, the social media can be leveraged effectively to analyze customer data and achieve more insight on forecasting, planning, scheduling and inventory management. This would help to stock appropriate quantity of inventory and also facilitate in computing the right value of safety stock.

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Summary of Development and Manufacture Contracts in the Aerospace and Defense Industries

NC State SCRC

Due to the complexity and quality of the components, the lead times and costs are high. With inventory desired to be at a minimum. The contract calls out the technical specifications, deliverable lists, statement of work, and quality requirements in order to align the expectations. Risk: Managing the supply chain [7].