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Metrics that Matter: Customer Service

QAD

Most people realize that on-time delivery plays a key role in how business’ satisfy customer needs, but customer satisfaction can be an expensive undertaking if the company doesn’t manage all aspects of customer service and the business processes that affect them. Meeting Customer Expectations. Forecast Accuracy.

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Re-imagining inventory management for a new normal

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Inventory management was moving towards a just-in-time approach until the supply disruptions of the last year. Whatever inventory management methodology is chosen, the realization that supply chains are vulnerable will require a re-assessment of practices and KPIs in order to keep goods flowing in a predictable and manageable way.

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Manufacturing Inventory Management: The Manufacturer’s Guide

Unleashed

Manufacturing inventory management is crucial to the success and profitability of your manufacturing operations. This guide for manufacturers explains how it works and explores the most effective ways to manage inventory in manufacturing. In this manufacturing inventory management guide What is manufacturing inventory management?

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Your Must-Have Gartner Debrief: The 4 Key Takeaways from Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2023

ToolsGroup

Balancing Inventory Remains the Key to Customer Service and Profitability Although fast expansion remains a priority for some segments (like medical equipment), many of the supply chain executives we spoke to named inventory levels as their main concern. Fortunately, “service-driven planning” is already a proven theory.

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Can AI Improve Your Inventory Management?

Unleashed

In our increasingly digital world, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part and parcel of our lives –and it is becoming particularly useful to business owners and inventory managers. In this article, we explore the relationship between AI and inventory management, and how AI can assist in inventory management. What is AI?

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Peak Season Inventory Management and Fulfillment Strategies

Intelligent Audit

Supply and demand are two sides of the same coin, the vital coin of inventory management supply chain analytics. Without adequate inventory and supply to go along with capacity and demand, supply chain management will struggle to keep pace during peak seasons. Peak Season Inventory Management and Fulfillment Depends on Market Trends.

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Native vs. Web-Based Mobile Inventory Management Applications: A Comparative Overview

RFgen

Whether you’re a seasoned warehouse manager, a supply chain executive, or an IT professional, inventory management is probably a significant component of your work. Today’s top-performing supply chains leverage mobile inventory management solutions to conduct their work efficiently. Is there a middle ground?