Definition Demand Management Inventory Sourcing 
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 6, 2022
I did a little digging to find out the specifics about excess inventory, the stated causes, and the potential implications. Retailers’ Inventories – Just Keep your Returns? Unfortunately, I am unsure about the order of magnitude or the duration of these inventory mismatches. Here’s my take on the topic.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more. So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”? Source: [link] ).
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Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 9, 2020
Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2023
Before you react, here are some definitions. We find that the companies with the most marked improvement in a balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) are smaller and less well-known. Challenge convention—the traditional definition of supply chain planning is passee.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2017
If we look back at history, 70% of companies implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), however two-decades later only 1% of companies use VMI processes to drive a better demand signal. I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements. Here I share my world view. Everyone has a bias.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 7, 2019
They tend to have many pretty PowerPoint slide decks–full of acronyms, pretty pictures and E2E commitments–but they lack a common definition of supply chain excellence. ” Or alternatively, “Is there data that could be sourced to help?” inventory turns. Low volume inconsistent demand.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 15, 2018
The field of supply chain management–combining source, make and deliver–into a common process started in 1982. Most companies, along with consultants, feel that they know the definition of supply chain excellence. The source of the data is public reporting of balance sheet information. The difference?
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