Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. Time horizon. The takeaway?

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Table of Contents ** Minutes What is an inventory audit? When it comes to selling goods, ecommerce businesses may audit their inventory — whether it’s for tax purposes annually or to simply verify units on hand. Inventory audits can be done in-house or by a third party and represent one point in time. What is an inventory audit?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

Tonight, I am stranded in a hotel in Chicago. The Chicago airport is closed for the night. I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. However, no company in this chart is on a linear path towards improving both margin and inventory turns.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 24, 2022

You never really know how it will all turn out, yet you need to be able to answer questions like these: How many units of inventory do you need to have on hand to be at full stock for each SKU? How often do you project to replenish inventory ? Demand forecasting allows businesses to optimize inventory by predicting future sales.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

My schedule had me on a plane to Chicago at the time of the presentation. Q: Is it only inventory disrupting the agility resulting from inaccurate forecasts by S&OP? The less conversion of materials in the inventory strategy, the greater the flexibility of the supply chain. The APICS event was not there. Is it S&OP?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

This week, I spoke at the Chicago CSCMP round table event. I was an avid student of supply chain excellence; and in this role, I watched as best-of-breed solution after best-of-breed solution replaced with more complicated technology. Buying patterns are changing quickly, and the insights are multi-dimensional. I was a skeptic.

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