Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 28, 2023
Supply Chain Matters provides the second in a multi-part series addressing the renewed importance of production planning and operational excellence in this very uncertain and constantly changing business environment. Refocusing on Operational Excellence In the previous section, we identified a number of drivers for operational efficiency.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
<Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets.
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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Followed by the benefits to reduce logistics cost of expedites, demurrage and detention (58%), increase cash on hand by improving inventory management (23%) and to optimize carrier performance (19%). Supply chain managers require visibility to track the necessary components from a purchase order for production or to fulfill a customer order.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
It is clear that new outcomes cannot happen through a focus on traditional continuous improvement programs. As shown in Figure 1, the biggest obstacles to power improvement/performance are traditional supply chain thinking, the lack of organizational alignment and a focus on functional excellence. 4) Network of Networks.
Herlitz Inventory Management
JANUARY 19, 2022
HIMPACT also offers the ability to upload other key information, like: Item Information Uploads – used to set initial forecasts and buying classes for large groups of items. Their developers perform at a very high level and they are up for any challenge and help us with any problem and continually improve the system.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 28, 2015
Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.
Unleashed
JANUARY 24, 2022
For example, you may look after PPE and office equipment in-house but have a supplier of maintenance equipment monitor this inventory on your behalf who raises purchase orders when stocks are low. Identify identical or similar MRO inventory stock items to determine if spending can be reduced through bulk purchases.
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