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What is Inventory Replenishment & Why Does it Matter?

Unleashed

Inventory replenishment is reordering stock in the right quantities, at the right time. Too much inventory can increase costs, limit cash flow, and leave you with expired stock. In this inventory replenishment guide: What is inventory replenishment? Bulk buying can also provide leverage for discounted delivery costs.

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Use Forward Buying to Gain Profit During Inflation

Herlitz Inventory Management

Two HIMPACT customers have already rented extra warehouse space just to store forward bought inventory. If ever there was a time to take advantage of forward buying, this is it! Knowing that forward buying is important is only step one. To do so effectively, you need to first understand how much extra to buy. and 65.4%.

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5 Reasons Why You Need Procurement Planning Software

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Procurement planning functionality (essentially the planning of future purchase orders) is typically a subset of broader supply planning applications that plan manufacturing work orders, inventory levels, shipments, as well as purchase orders, to meet demand.

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Ramping-Up Inventory for a New Distribution Center

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

At the request of some customers, I wanted to share best practices for ramping-up inventory for a new distribution center (DC) and transitioning distribution lanes from the old DC(s) to a new one. This must be done right to maintain service levels while avoiding excess inventory costs. Schedule Resources, Employees, and Training.

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Ramping-Up Inventory for a New Distribution Center

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

At the request of some customers, I wanted to share best practices for ramping-up inventory for a new distribution center (DC) and transitioning distribution lanes from the old DC(s) to a new one. This must be done right to maintain service levels while avoiding excess inventory costs. Schedule Resources, Employees, and Training.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. These are our weakest links.

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The Insider’s Guide to Choosing the Best Inventory Management Software for Your Business

RFgen

Key Takeaways: Inventory management software with built-in automation has been found to increase accuracy and profits. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for inventory management software—it’s about the best product for your business objectives and industry. And with the average on-hand inventory quantities up 8.3%