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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

ToolsGroup

P&G knew that it needed to improve its S&OP forecast quality, while reducing the human effort and inventory needed to meet customer service levels. In their worlds, cash is king and inventory is only viewed as a financial measure. In order to do this, P&G decided to extend its S&OP process out to its GDM distributors.

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Eurozone Economy Now in Technical Recession

Supply Chain Matters

Besides Germany , Greece , Lithuania , Malta , Ireland and the Netherlands experienced quarter on quarter GDP declines. Inventory will be a key concern as CFO ’s continue to monitor working capital efficiencies, erosion of margins or expected declines in economic growth. pharmaceutical companies cutting back on production.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

This, together with lack of visibility, poor planning capability and outdated assets due to high cost of capital, results in ad hoc decisions made in functional silos that are more focused on cost and inventory risk avoidance and less on service, thereby contributing to inefficient (and often, inflexible) supply chain processes.”

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital. Supply Chain Media and software vendor Slimstock have developed this checklist for working capital management. >>Please

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Inventory stock turns in Days. Inventory management. Inventory levels. But in Supply Chain you would normally expect to see the following standard set, along with those that are more specific to your business needs. DIF – Delivery in Full. DOT – Delivery on Time. DIFOT – Delivery In Full on Time. Production/manufacturing.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Media and consultancy firm Involvation have developed this checklist to provide insight into the added value and the potential of your current S&OP process. Anticipate. The added value of S&OP varies from one company to another. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of.

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