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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle.

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Struggling with Multi-Echelon Inventory Adoption

Arkieva

I came into the field of supply chain management in 2004. 2006-2009 I did a PhD on Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization. 2006-2009 I did a PhD on Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization. Though benefits are clear, multi-echelon inventory adoption has been very slow. Why is multi-echelon inventory adoption limited?

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Walmart Supply Chain: Building a Successful Integrated Supply Chain for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

SCMDOJO

By employing these technologies, Walmart gains valuable insights into customer buying behavior, sales trends, and inventory levels. The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting.

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Disruption in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chains in April 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The report authors noted that this index, when calculated without the impact of China would have posted a 53.2 The report specifically indicated: “ Average purchase prices rose to one of the greatest extents during the past 11 years, leading to the joint-steepest increase in output charges since the series began in October 2009.”. .

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Podcast: Marcia Williams on Supply Chain Optimization and Digital Transformation

Requis

Supply chain optimization consultant, author, and podcaster Marcia Williams has been working in supply chain since 2004. Today, as the founder and managing partner of USM Supply Chain Consultants she has put her expertise in supply chain, procurement, finance and project management to work to help her clients achieve greater profitability.

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How Supply Chain Data Mining Drives Company Growth

RFgen

For example, in 2004, Linda M. Data analysts found that, of all things, strawberry Pop-Tarts were among the food items most purchased before a tropical storm. Incorporating the Results into Your Warehouse. according to The New York Times. The act of data mining is only one step in the journey to higher profits.

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How Supply Chain Data Mining Drives Company Growth

RFgen

For example, in 2004, Linda M. Data analysts found that, of all things, strawberry Pop-Tarts were among the food items most purchased before a tropical storm. Incorporating the Results into Your Warehouse. according to The New York Times. The act of data mining is only one step in the journey to higher profits.