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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market. In a similar vein, their forecasts for the automotive market would have been on new automotive sales and dealer inventory.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory. When we look at table 1, we see burgeoning inventories in some industries and extreme shortages in others. We are not good at inventory management. Inventory Levels Over the Quarters of the Pandemic. Companies struggle to have the right inventories. The end result?

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

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory. When we look at table 1, we see burgeoning inventories in some industries and extreme shortages in others. We are not good at inventory management. Inventory Levels Over the Quarters of the Pandemic. Companies struggle to have the right inventories. The end result?

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

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory. When we look at table 1, we see burgeoning inventories in some industries and extreme shortages in others. We are not good at inventory management. Inventory Levels Over the Quarters of the Pandemic. Companies struggle to have the right inventories. The end result?