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Balancing Cost and Performance: Smart Investments in Industrial Equipment!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Automation ROI, Tools and Productivity! Equipment spending must reduce costs immediately while ensuring lasting returns. Equipment spending must reduce costs immediately while ensuring lasting returns. Choices regarding production tools shape product consistency, workflow efficiency, and overall profitability.

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Is Your Supply Chain Recession Proof? A Guide for Building a Resilient Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

During the 2008 recession, Walmart strengthened its supply chain by investing in predictive analytics and real-time demand forecasting. Advanced routing and scheduling tools reduce mileage and improve on-time delivery. Sharing forecasts and potential risks allows all parties to react more effectively during downturns.

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Understanding the Bullwhip Effect: Causes, Examples, and Strategies for Prevention

RFgen

Referring to the post-2008 period, he notes: “Sales are rising rapidly from 2017 through 2018. Using advanced analytics to predict future demand can help manufacturers better align their production with actual market needs. While this seems straightforward, the consequences for businesses can be substantial.

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Getting Inventory Right: Hope with Hype and Recycled Software?

Supply Chain Shaman

I am speaking this morning at the Terra Technology conference and doing a book signing of my new book, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. In parallel, I have been hard at work on a report on multi-tier inventory optimization for the last two weeks. It will delay my report. It is morning in Orlando. The sun is rising.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. But some of my other predictions did hit the mark or came close. For related commentary, see: TMS in the SMB Market: The Evolution Toward Software-as-a-Self-Service.

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A Story of Throwing the Baby Out With The Bathwater in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. In 2004, I worked with the client to help define specifications and shortlist potential solutions. The volatile meat market changes daily.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. SanDisk Corporation designs, develops and manufactures flash memory storage devices and software.