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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

SCMDOJO

– Operational improvements (reduction of lead time, increase in productivity, and reduction in work-in-process inventory, etc.). This holistic approach ensures that all aspects of operations are streamlined and optimized, leading to improved productivity and resource utilization. – Comparatively simple deployment tools.

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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions. Tracking Progress.

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When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence. On average, industries carry 38 more days of inventory than in 2007. The problem is that most of it is the wrong inventory due to planning fallacies.

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Getting Inventory Right: Hope with Hype and Recycled Software?

Supply Chain Shaman

In parallel, I have been hard at work on a report on multi-tier inventory optimization for the last two weeks. In the research for my inventory optimization report, the lowest level of satisfaction with multi-tier inventory optimization is with clients of the SAP inventory solution (previously purchased from SmartOps).

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Avoiding Dead-end Streets As We Build the Future of Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Seasoned supply chain professionals used the mental model from the recession of 2007 as a guidepost.) So, if you are attempting to implement a control tower project, please don’t waste your money or resources. Using better math to build an inventory plan for raw materials is a good idea. Here are some articles to read.

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Logistics Service Providers (LSP): 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL

SCMDOJO

LSPs generally endow tremendous inventory management and warehousing solutions, conveyance of orders and international logistics. 4PLs provide considerably more services such as assembling the technologies, resources, and capabilities to design, develop and implement extensive SCM solutions.

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Digital Twins in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Whether it’s adjusting production schedules, optimizing inventory allocation, or reallocating resources, the digital twin provides an innovative environment to experiment and ensure that actions are executed in the right place at the right time. 12, December 2007.