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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

Yes, there is a great opportunity, but the question is how to jump. How to get started? Technology providers focus on serving the planner, but I find that they are blind to the larger requirements of how to serve the organization better. How do I improve the plan? in inventory value. Guess what?

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How to forecast inventory requirements

The Smart Software

Forecasting inventory requirements is a specialized variant of forecasting that focuses on the high end of the range of possible future demand. The post How to forecast inventory requirements appeared first on Smart Software. Traditional methods often rely on bell-shaped demand curves, but this isn't always accurate.

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How to Have a Serious Conversation About Inventory

Arkieva

Whether you are a manufacturer, retailer or distributor, inventory is likely one of your largest assets – after cash of course. Weak management of the inventory process results in a porous supply chain. How to Have a Serious Conversation About Inventory was first posted on July 27, 2022 at 7:53 am.

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Inventory Carrying Cost: Formula, Definition & How to Calculate

Unleashed

Inventory carrying cost is an essential figure to understand. Without it, you’ll struggle to accurately measure profitability or make informed decisions around inventory management and cash flow. What is inventory carrying cost? Why is inventory carrying cost important?

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How to Tackle Today's Most Complex Inventory Challenges

Speaker: Andrew Kurpiel - AmerCareRoyal | Bill Benton - GAINS | Paul Benhamou - Benco Dental

By targeting inventory investments and regulating service expectations, their inventory optimization activities have improved performance. Join three supply chain experts as they share their best practices and effective strategies for facing today’s most complex inventory challenges.

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Opening Inventory: Formula & How to Calculate

Unleashed

Accurate inventory accounting requires accurate data. Opening inventory, correctly calculated, is an essential figure for determining the costs and profitability of your business. It can be used to calculate the cost of goods sold and other useful inventory reports. What is opening inventory?

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How to secure your inventory

IT Supply Chain

The post How to secure your inventory appeared first on IT Supply Chain. By Chris Billinge (pictured). Business Development Director, TFC.

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5 Steps to 100% Inventory & Asset Accuracy: A Warehouse Manager’s Guide to RFID

The guide is “5 Steps to 100% Inventory & Asset Accuracy.” What's your inventory accuracy? Barcodes vs. RFID 5 ways to deploy RFID in your warehouse How to find the ideal RFID solution Who can help? What's inside the eBook? Case study: Military contractor saves time & money

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Learn How to Transform Procurement with Team Procure Cloud

Team Procure Cloud offers a comprehensive solution to procurement management, streamlining the entire process from purchase requests and approvals to supplier management and inventory control. One of the key features of the platform is the custom approval workflows, which are tailored to each department within an organization.

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Striking a Balance in the Supply Chain: Navigating Volatile Supply and Demand to Meet Customer Needs

Speaker: Tony Darnell, Shipping Manager at Lippert Components

To make smart allocations, they need to visualize inventory across multiple warehouses and cater to different customer needs.

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Key Questions for a Successful Distribution Network

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

How many distribution centers do we even need, and is that number feasible? If we're going to offer the speed of shipping and variety of inventory that today's customers have come to expect, there are a lot of different questions that need to be asked. January 30, 2019 12:30 PM PST, 3:30 PM EST, 8:30 PM GMT.

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Complimentary Gartner Report: Improve S&OP Decision Making with Scenario Planning

How to articulate scenarios for portfolio planning, network, inventory, and more. Who to involve in the process and how to monitor changing conditions for effective decision making. --> The paradigm shift happening in S&OP and pain points experienced by SCP leaders. Defining indicators to monitor changes in scenarios.

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The Keys to Business Continuity Planning

Speaker: Ron Spiteri, Director of TXM Lean Solutions

Ways to find the right balance between inventory turns and stock availability. The types of risks and how to assess them. How to develop Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery strategies. Join Ron Spiteri of TXM Lean Solutions, and learn the key steps to take control of your supply chain risks.