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A Q&A with Stanley Black & Decker and Boston University on Inventory Optimization

Logility

Inventory optimization (IO) has become an increasingly important topic of late as companies try to balance inventory (amount, location, etc.) with erratic demand and supply variability. For one, more than 60% of the attendees responded they perform “less than optimal” inventory optimization.

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2014 Merchandise Planning and Allocation Survey Results Revealed

Logility

With a multitude of emerging tools and techniques available to support and expand business, it is an exciting—and challenging—time to be a retailer. Despite significant advancements in the technology to support omni-channel, adoption of transparent cross-channel inventory has yet to become a reality at most retailers.

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Collaboration Key in Creating Competitive Advantages Through Supply Chains

Supply Chain Network

Research confirms cross-functional collaboration and supply chain integration are challenging business goals that many companies deprioritize because the value is difficult to define. Decades spent pursuing cost savings within internal supply chain functions leaves little room for improvement at this point.

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Consumer Demand Variability Biggest Supply Chain Disruption, Execs say

USC Consulting Group

Yet for business leaders – especially manufacturers and shippers – the words “unpredictability” and “uncertainty” will likely epitomize 2020, as they’re something organizations continue to experience as the country and consumers emerge from the nationwide lockdown amid supply chain disruption.

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Guest Blog: Real-world Advice for Getting Started on eKanban

synchrono

reduced inventory waste and carrying costs and more) asking people to change the way they work is also real. On an eKanban project I led for a materials testing and extrusion-control instrumentation manufacturer, the rollout of the new software involved multiple sites. I know it sounds simple.

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What is an Engineering Change Order (ECO)?

Arena Solutions

The engineering change order is sent to all key stakeholders (change control board or “CCB”) including engineering, quality, procurement, manufacturing, and external design teams or supply chain partners in many cases. Product Change Management: Three Challenges, Five Fixes White Paper. Managing ECOs.