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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market. For example, if you are an apparel retailer, track the number of sales by cut, size, color, occasion, and material. So, what are the market signals to model to forecast demand at the cadence of the market?

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Could Outside-in Thinking Help? The reason?

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Could Outside-in Thinking Help? The reason?

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Could Outside-in Thinking Help? The reason?