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US Air Force Awards ThroughPut.ai Direct-to-Phase-II Contract for Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Sikorsky Mission Design Series to Accelerate Aircraft Readiness

ThroughPut

looks forward to supporting efforts to accelerate inventory flow across the United States Air Force,” said Ali Raza, CEO & Founder of ThroughPut.ai. “By AFWERX employs approximately 370 military, civilian and contractor personnel at five hubs and sites executing an annual $1.4 ThroughPut.ai billion budget.

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

As demand forecasting accuracy increases, and the standard deviation associated with the forecast decreases, the need to hold “just in case” inventory also goes down. This leads to lower inventory carrying costs and thus better case flow. Demand forecasting should be tightly integrated to an inventory optimization application.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

LSEG Workspace, a financial news and data platform, calculated inventory turnover ratios of 30 major U.S. military hardware to be made in America. retailers for Reuters. Walgreens says 78% of Americans live within 5 miles of one of its stores. President Joe Biden and an influential bloc of lawmakers from both parties want more U.S.

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Trends 2023: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Steve Banker , a Vice President for SCM at ARC Advisory Group, observes, “The US is greatly expanding its attempt to slow Beijing’s technological and military advances. Businesses will continue to search for and adopt sustainable efforts, from sourcing sustainable raw materials to evaluating greenhouse gas emissions in transportation.

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When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

Eisenhower was a military officer and statesman. I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence. On average, industries carry 38 more days of inventory than in 2007. Days of Inventory Shifts.

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Meet Peter Guinto, Resilinc’s VP of Government Affairs

Resilinc

In this Q&A, Guinto discusses America’s supply chain vulnerabilities—including China’s policy of civil-military fusion—and the strategies he believes are necessary to enable the Department of Defense, its contractors, and other federal agencies to build more resilient and secure supply chains.

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Global supply chains were starting to recover from two years of upheaval caused by the pandemic when the military crisis hit. Supply chains over the years have predominantly focused more on minimising end-to-end costs, reducing inventories while driving up asset utilisation. Supply chain challenges.