Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. The organization, tightly capacity-constrained failed to forecast and build capacity ahead of market demand. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service.

Supply Chain Design Software 183

Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting 183

Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

A poor procurement choice based on stale data can lead to a decline in profits. From our eBook, S&OP in the 21st century , “An audit of 50 corporate spreadsheets in 2007 revealed that 94% had errors… one for $100 million!” That could mean excess inventory sitting in a warehouse, gathering dust or depreciating.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

Supply Chain Design Software Forecasting Software Supply Chain Software Demand Planning Software 100

Arkieva

APRIL 7, 2016

Ensure continued alignment by sharing inventory turns as a KPI. Figure 1 shows it for inventory and service. The idea is that more service, typically comes with a higher inventory (or lower turns). They increase the service but require a higher inventory. It will lower cost but increase inventory or decrease turns, cfr.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Strategy 60

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

Van Gundy believes the corporate landscape is different from what it was in the early 2000s and during the Great Recession of 2007-2008. Where in the past they might have focused primarily on days payable outstanding (DPO) as a financial metric, they’re now giving equal attention to days sales outstanding (DSO) and inventory levels.

Inventory Reduction 40

Inventory Reduction Survey Demand Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 40

Bristlecone

MARCH 31, 2020

The financial crisis of 2007-08 was referred to as a black swan event because it caused catastrophic damage to the global economy and triggered widespread disruption to people’s lives. Increasingly, businesses are driven by the need to improve productivity, minimize costs, reduce inventory and drive up asset utilization.

Modeling 52

Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 52

Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The only option was to try to reduce levels of inventory, which, up to that point, had been kept very high to support a nine-week order cycle.

Cost Reduction Strategies 54

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction Price Reduction 54

Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Further, if one does a Google search on data science groups in private industry, numerous large industry groups formed just since 2007 appear. TOMPKINS: Sellers today find e-commerce inventory allocation and replenishment to be challenging. The area of most waste was inventory. within the suppliers’) warehouses. .

Pricing Training 54

Pricing Training Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Training Negotiating Skills 54