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Supply Chain Evolution: Trading Reaction for Resilience

TransAudit

As Dritz noted, Collaboration with distribution partners and manufacturers can drive tremendous value by aligning core competencies and sharing demand plans. Key collaborative practices include: Demand Planning: Share forecasts with upstream partners to ensure readiness.

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Building Stronger Relationships: Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration

Jaggaer

Leveraging advanced analytics : You can use analytics to identify top-performing suppliers as well as address any issues based on supplier performance metrics. Analytics also help you better evaluate potential suppliers, pinpoint cost-saving opportunities, and strengthen future sourcing strategies.

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Supplier guide to unlocking retail data in every department

crisp

See: ZURU Toys sidesteps 50% of potential markdowns ) Demand planning: Leveraging accurate, real-time inventory data at the store and distribution center level, demand planning teams can address out-of-stock (OOS) issues promptly, ensuring continuous sales flow.

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3 Signs Your Inventory Is Cheating on You

John Galt

Because companies often fail to let go of old habits and siloed metrics, and they fail to align decisions across functions. Benchmark past override decisions to create a return on investment rules that you and your colleagues trust. Shared metrics are critical. But often, expectations fall short. Yes, the dreaded silo!

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6 KPIs That Influence Inventory Optimization

Silvon Software

Available to Promise (ATP) Available to Promise (ATP) is a real-time inventory management metric that tells you how much of a product you can promise to customers without overcommitting. Benchmark against your industry average for best insight. How can you improve Inventory Turnover? Why is GMROI important?

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Procurement Category Management: Step-by-Step Guide with Examples

Precoro

Pricing benchmarks: Are you overpaying compared to industry standards? Include: Objectives and success metrics Preferred supplier profile or sourcing model Key risks and mitigation actions Stakeholder roles Timeline and next steps The more clearly you document and communicate your strategy, the smoother the execution phase will be.

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Trends in Logistics Technology, according to Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? But a bad forecast can do away all the good work you do in inventory planning.