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16 ERP implementation risks that vendors WON’T tell you

Unleashed

Rolling out new ERP software is a big project. Of course, the flip side is that it seriously advances productivity, bringing real bottom line benefits to a business. Lack of buy-in ERP will fundamentally change how your business works – that is, of course, the point. Learn more: Implement Change Management with New Software 3.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last two weeks, I find myself sitting in CFO offices attempting to explain how financial leadership can drive supply chain improvement. Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. Average Inventory Levels by Industry over the Period of 2010-2018.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

And when Mark Goodson and Bill Todman began shopping a modernized revival of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker joined on as the host, a role he would hold until his retirement in 2007. Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said.

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Friends with Fitbits: Fitness Tracking and Taking Supply Chain Planning to the Next Level

Talking Logistics

I purchased my first fitness tracker, set my goals, and the competition began. We focus on reducing miles driven, making a delivery in hours instead of days, minimizing inventories, or increasing the utilization of our workforce. And thus, Friends with Fitbits was born. In supply chain planning, we are driven by metrics.

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GAAP for Accounts Payable: What it is and why it's important

Precoro

Accounting policies and assumptions in areas such as inventory valuation methods, depreciation methods, and criteria for estimating fair value. Trade payables typically refer to amounts owed for purchases of inventory or other goods and services directly related to the company's core operations.

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

Arkieva

After a couple of quick questions about the product that she had purchased, it was obvious to me that the product itself had the right features. She commented that the error seemed to be in the way that the software was implemented, and not in the base capability of the software. A methodology to pick the best fit method.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

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.