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Amplify Your Supply Chain While Capitalizing on your IT Infrastructure

Logility

Ampacet Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer of the pelletized pigments that add colors to plastics. The company spans the globe with 12 manufacturing sites on four continents. You may also like: Sensient Colors Mixes the Right Formula for Inventory Optimization. We still had two separate systems,” Smith said.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. Most budgets are completed in currency at a brand level. Background. Time horizon.

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Why I No Longer Believe in the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25

Supply Chain Shaman

The research tries to establish “ who did supply chain best ” by looking at a weighted formula of Year-over-Year Growth, Return on Assets (ROA), and Inventory Turns for the Fortune 500 companies. Inventory Turns values are based on an average of quarterly reporting for the past year. Inventory Turns is only part of the story.

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The 6 Greatest Challenges to your Supply Chain

DynaSys

Finally, be mindful of the currency expected for your receivables and payables. Regional supply chain disruptions can add another worry when payment is expected or receivables need to be covered in a foreign currency – a currency that can dramatically shift in value as the contract is being fulfilled.

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Evans Distribution Systems Launches New Business Intelligence Tool: evans365

3PL Insights

Data is the new business currency. Our customers identified a need for a data insight tool that shows trends in their inventory and transactions,” Evans says. We will continue to improve evans365 by integrating additional data sources and providing even more valuable metrics,” Evans says. Evans, President and CEO.

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What is Integrated Business Planning (IBP)?

DynaSys

This accurate forecast is used as part of a structured, repeatable process to create production plans that will drive manufacturing efficiencies and ensure sufficient inventory is produced to meet all customer demand until the next production run.

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Will Arrogance Stunt your Growth?

Supply Chain Shaman

We have been taught, as supply chain leaders, that over the last decade supply chain processes have improved costs, shortened cycle times, improved customer service and decreased inventory. Based on our recent research, we find that only 1% of process-based companies are making progress on both operating margins and inventory.