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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

With the downturn in the financial markets, the looming recession, and the fundamental shifts in demand—less travel and stay at home work policiesdemand is changing. Simplistic thinking of trading-off customer service, inventory and cost became much, more complicated with the shifts in asset strategies.

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Here are the top automotive inbound supply best practices

The Network Effect

In earlier posts, I talked about order aggregation , new inventory replenishment policies , why a network model makes so much sense , the all important ASN , and international shipping. Note: This is the last in a series of posts on new developments within the automobile supply chain, with examples of best practices.

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A Guide to Supply Chain Management: Making Intuition More Valuable

Arkieva

All SCM or central planning processes created to manage an organization’s demand/supply network consists of three primary activities, as well as two secondary activities. Demand Management. Understanding the exit demand, quantity, due date, certainty and priority of an organization’s products.

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A River Runs Through It…

Supply Chain Shaman

A Focus on Horizontal Processes to Support Demand Flows. A Focus on Demand Flows. The river of demand has many tributaries. Each demand segment is a tributary forming the river. These gyrations put artificial dams and diversions into the demand flows creating the Bullwhip Effect. 2) One-Number Forecasting.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

These include the following: Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM): The course is designed to recognise those who have acquired an acceptable level of training, skills, work experience, and effectiveness as a Professional Manager. Finance managers. They also need to keep a check on inventory levels and identify obsolete stock.

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How to Prep Your Store for Peak Shipping Season + What to Expect

ShipBob

During this time, supply chain efficiencies can get disrupted as online brands try to keep up with demand, managing inventory and fulfilling a high volume of orders, while shipping carriers become busier than usual, working hard to deliver packages on time. Common peak shipping season challenges. Inexperienced 3PLs.

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Supply Chain Congratulations in Order!

Logility

KGP Logistics’ primary challenge was to accurately forecast its product sales, manage inventory targets and optimize supply plans to improve customer service levels while accelerating inventory turns. CooperVision can determine manufacturing frequency, impact on inventory turns and reduce inventory obsolescence.