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Managerial Practice Will Need to Catch up with the Emergence of Real-time Supply Chains

NC State SCRC

Working capital is generally in the form of inventory, which is an asset that doesn’t produce any revenue or cash. Examples of visibility include demand visibility, market visibility, and supply visibility. Examples include the Tianjin explosion, the tsunami in Japan, and the port closure in Los Angeles.

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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. Explore how you can capture, harmonize and analyze this data to inform upstream processes. For example, should customer sentiment data feed into quality systems? I am not quite sure. It evolved over time.

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

For example, the software had: All the right forecast methods. Arrange your inventory based on how often you need to use it. View the full post or view the snippet below: Over the last 5 years, I have seen many companies launching inventory reduction programs. A methodology to pick the best fit method. Read More ».

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16 ERP implementation risks that vendors WON’T tell you

Unleashed

But, to effect such serious change you need everyone to be on board, and that’s one of the big challenges of an ERP implementation. Updates are the most common example – imagine trying to update the software but there are sixty different versions all running at once because most are custom jobs. Confused about the difference?

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Walgreen’s Acquisition of Amerisource Bergen is based on the need for integration to survive

NC State SCRC

However, in 2005-2007 wholesalers’ position in the channel was challenged due to increasing pressure for pricing controls, lower inflation, ASP regulation, and other external variables. Examples of services wholesalers provide to manufacturers: Sophisticated ordering technology. Inventory management. Returns processing.

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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?