Herlitz Inventory Management

JULY 7, 2021

I was probably the only seven-year-old who knew what a Lead Time and a Vendor Order Cycle was, even though we called VOC “Review Time” back then. Anders Herlitz used to lecture on how to buy forward profitably and how to negotiate with vendors for win-win deals. source: tradingeconomics.com. Bush tax cut, 9/11 attacks.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2011

VMI was widely hyped to dramatically reduce inventories, cut costs and improve efficiency across the supply chain. After reasonable fan-fare, these initiatives were more like “moving the inventory burden upstream” than reducing inventory throughout the network. Source: Logility, Inc. Source: Logility, Inc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. We eliminate the lower 1/3 of companies for the period from consideration. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. I listened and spoke to vendors.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Source: S&P Global, April, 2023 Highlights of Regional Reporting Developed Regions Eurozone The S&P Global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® fell again in March to a value of 47.3 compared to the February value of 48.5,

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Lean Manufacturing is eliminating waste in every stage of supply chain. It is the best practice to be followed since it reduces inventory, saves space and energy. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). So, here is my invented future for 2015, starting with my most audacious prediction: Google will acquire a logistics service provider (3PL) and/or a logistics software vendor. Do Facebook and Twitter Need a Logistics Strategy? The Google TMS?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Today, companies realize that their SMEs cannot exactly articulate the complete set of requirements to the IT vendor at the beginning of the project. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Human Resources.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 5, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In 2006 the analyst community predicted that gap between the Best of Breed (BOB) WMS and ERP WMS has narrowed significantly and it was just matter of time before the ERP vendors caught up with the BOB vendors (1).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In the customer chain processes information sharing can help in formulating customer experience strategies, increase customer service effectiveness and operations. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 2, 2012

Acquisitions of Emptoris and Demandtec expanded sourcing and pricing portfolios while the new version of IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE further enhances supply chain network capabilities. Matrix Commerce extends beyond the sales and customer focus to include management and optimization of supporting sourcing and supply chain facets.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Companies have to decide how much agile the business has to be and where in the value chain they need agility and whether it fits in well with overall strategy of the company. Instance Consolidation Strategy.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. It does away with difficult and costly upgrades, without any risk of source code modification. In a way vendor can develop multiple functionalities in the form of App, and customers can select them based on their need.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Many large product/equipment vendors make more money through warranties and repair, especially when these happen onsite, so there could be some resistance there. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 4, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Even with these shortcomings carried by the customization from the configuration, at situations vendors & Clients are forced to go with the customization. Instance Consolidation Strategy. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. This, in turn can help the vendors as well, since the customers start trusting these vendors and start giving them bigger business based on their reliability and sustenance. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Hence there arises a need to implement a system/process that can collaborate and obtain information from various sources, analyze and help formulate strategies for a more visible supply chain. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 1, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. There have been some cases, where a client buys licenses from product vendor and gives them to a third party hosting service provider for hosting. Instance Consolidation Strategy. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 10, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. These solar installations are done by the vendors who have expertise in installing them on the customer roof tops. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Distribution.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. They are order sourcing, order scheduling, order release and finally order shipping & delivery. As part of the scheduling process Retailer can source from Its own fulfillment point only if it is profitable.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In 2009, Facebook designed one of the world’s most energy efficient data centers, one that could handle unprecedented scale at the lowest possible cost. This helps smaller companies avoid being locked-in by an OEM, and as a result, reduces the bullwhip effect through user-driven supply and modular design. Source: Gartner].

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. A cloud based ERP provider offers ERP as a service, in which ERP functionality is delivered over the internet, managed by a vendor, paid on subscription basis. Cloud eliminates the need for such capital expenditure.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 30, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In such cases they keep only limited stock of high value items or in some cases no stock and tie up with distributors/ vendors to have stock, so that if high value item orders are placed it can be fulfilled on time.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. It further claims to offer multiple other benefits like usage of latest products/technologies, reduced internal IT staff, better opportunities for innovation while day-to-day operations being shifted to cloud service provider.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. As soon as the customer receives the goods, they can transfer the money using Airtel money on their phone to the vendors a/c. Instance Consolidation Strategy. December 2009. November 2009.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Supply Chain Strategy. Vendor Compliance. The electronic version of the 16-page Supply Chain Digest Letter on Supply Chain Performance Management 2009. Supply Chain Digest is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information. Supplier Management. Select Sponsor.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. With hardly any physical stores, less items to manage in warehouse and some items being managed by vendor, these e-commerce retailers have cut their operational cost to a large extend. December 2009.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Shipping during the holidays does not have to be a source of frustration; however, smooth holiday shipping requires significant planning ahead of time. Holiday joy has come early this year with Americans likely to pay the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices since 2009. They keyword, is planning! Epicurious – Thanksgiving Planning Checklist.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

The holiday eventually morphed into one of the biggest sources of revenue for Chinese companies. E-commerce giant Alibaba initially offered Single's Day sales back in 2009 through its Tmall platform and turned into one of the biggest revenue-making events in China. Single’s Day sales have exploded from $8 million in 2009 to $9.3

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