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Inventory Strategies: Evaluating Constant Disruptions

Logility

Inventory strategies begin with an efficient network design to effectively balance your ability to accurately predict customer demand and work with suppliers to adjust orders in real time. Routine firefighting of inventory issues is a symptom of inventory strategies treated as a once-a-year exercise.

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Inventory Fitness: Governance, Targets and Segmentation

Supply Chain Brain

Without an inventory governance program, working capital will not align with your business aspirations. Attack inventory directly with Oliver Wight in this fast-paced, concise webinar on Inventory Governance.

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Inflation in 2022: Is the Bullwhip Effect to Blame for Retail Inventory Glut

Logistics Viewpoints

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.

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Inventory and Inflation

Enterra Insights

The irony of excess inventory. Reporters from Bloomberg explain, “A nationwide inventory glut has led to unexpected bargains for U.S. Excess inventory was also caused by the Bullwhip Effect. ” Optimizing inventory. .” However you define inflation, the world has entered an inflationary period.

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Make Room for Leadership to Drive S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

P&G did not appreciate the work Gilette accomplished on form and function of inventory and using market signals. As a result, the company’s performance at the intersection of margin and inventory turns was circular for the past decade. Profits were good, and the organization struggled to manage inventory.

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How Perpetual Inventory Systems are Transforming Business Operations

RFgen

The answer lies in modern inventory management best practices. Specifically, the use of perpetual inventory systems. What is a perpetual inventory system? Perpetual inventory management relies on technology to track inventory with timely data and a high degree of accuracy. Wonder no more.

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Unlocking Insights with Life Cycle Inventory Analysis

SCMDOJO

This is where the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) comes into play. In this article, we dive deep into the world of Life Cycle Inventory, exploring its significance, methodology, and applications. What is the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI)? It includes determining the purpose of the study, the system boundaries (i.e.,