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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Inventory. My takeaway?

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007.

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Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

Muller explained in a very comprehensive manner about how "movement" of each type of soldiers should be done which included marching, transportation, wheeling, advancing, formation, transport of heavy guns, how to cross the river etc. Here at resupply points, inventory was stored for up to 8 days. 3) Origin of "Supply Chain".

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The worst Supply Chain practices must be confessed and not only by constraint

KEPLER Consulting

The inability to provide daily updated data on inventories of raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products presents two major concerns: The decrease of the WCR for companies, the deployment of a dashboard tailored and user-friendly is essential in order to take charge of the management of a share of its WCR. et Fischer M.,

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IBM Beefing Up for Matrix Commerce in 2012

Supply Chain Network

Our research helps guide clients on how to optimize and deploy Matrix Commerce for the right customer audiences. The acquisition expands IBM’s cloud-based analytics offerings that provide supply chain intelligence leading to better inventory management and cost efficiencies.

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

Precoro

GAAP can help with that, as it provides accountants with guidance on how to compile comprehensive and accurate financial statements. Accounting policies and assumptions in areas such as inventory valuation methods, depreciation methods, and criteria for estimating fair value.

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Supply Chain Operating Networks Create Supply Chain Rockstars

Talking Logistics

The wealth of data captured from raw material procurement through distribution to the end customer creates a comprehensive, holistic view of how a supply chain is performing. Since November 2007, Ed’s contributions in the advancement of technology and business networks are delivering many impactful outcomes for clients.