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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

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Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres. Through collaboration with your procurement partner, you can reduce inventory levels and then potentially downsize your warehouse capacity needs.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

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Finally, whether you’re purchasing products locally or from overseas, be sure to use an order, purchase and inventory management system that’s written from the ground up to support international and domestic trade. Things like handling multiple currencies when dealing with suppliers and purchase orders.

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6 Common Supply Chain Mistakes and How to Resolve Them

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The cost of recovery from a disruption in procurement management depends on factors such as supply source, volume, manufacturing location and inventory. Recent changes in supply chain solutions include building to order and obtaining supplies just before they're needed, resulting in a greater dependence on lead times.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

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Inventory stock turns in Days. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Inventory levels. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. DIF – Delivery in Full. DOT – Delivery on Time. Warehousing.

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