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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

At the session, we discussed why companies have not made more progress on inventory management. In the case of Apparel and Automotive industries there are slight improvements, but they have shifted inventories to suppliers. Days of Inventory Pre and Post-Recession. We share this data in Figure 3. ” Figure 3.

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Why Have We Not Reduced Inventory?

Supply Chain Shaman

This year supply chain leaders will celebrate thirty years of progress in supply chain management; but we have not made progress on one of the funamentals: inventory management. I think that it is time for us to take the litmus test and ask the hard questions, “Have our practices impacted days of inventory? I want to believe.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. When we compare the results of P&G to its peer group for 2012-2021, P&G outperforms in inventory turns and margin but underperforms in growth and asset utilization. Was this by design? My reasoning?

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Over the past two decades, organizations have become more insular and less willing or able to share meaningful data. In addition, Lucas used inventory as a slush fund to make quarterly earnings. Data Sharing and Procurement.

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Accelerate Digitisation in the Supply Chain – Leveraging a Data-driven Approach to Optimisation – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Founded in 2001, Seamless Distribution Systems (SDS) listed on the NASDAQ First North Premier are renowned for enabling the digitization of sales and distribution processes across more than 50 markets. Accelerate Digitisation in the Supply Chain – Leveraging a Data-driven Approach to Optimisation – LogiSYM August 2020.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Over the past two decades, organizations have become more insular and less willing or able to share meaningful data. In addition, Lucas used inventory as a slush fund to make quarterly earnings. Data Sharing and Procurement.

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Supply Chain KPIs You’ll Want Every Morning

Logility

in inventory write-down and 20% drop in stock value. And better visibility requires data. Every company today runs on data – the key to using your data is choosing the right metrics for visibility into your supply chain. COGS, Total Supply Chain Cost, Productivity, Returns Rates, Carry Cost of Inventory.