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Supply Chain Planning Software Vendor Selection: What they Won’t Tell You

Logility

Document and agree to what your next supply chain planning technology must deliver for you. They will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the project, documentation of goals, milestones, and communications. Don’t be surprised if your whiteboarding session concludes with a hundred or more metrics and KPIs.

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Why You Should Conduct Internal Quality Audits

Arena Solutions

External audits can be nerve-wracking with key personnel and teams running from pillar to post searching for records or documents, especially if you don’t have a quality management system (QMS) software solution in place. Christine said, “I have used internal audits as the baseline to improve our overall business metrics.

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Shipping Perfection Unlocked: The Insider’s Playbook to Outsmarting Misships and Winning Customer Loyalty

RFgen

Schedule regular refresher courses or workshops to reinforce best practices and keep staff up to date. It’s a good idea to have all processes documented and communicated to warehouse staff. Assign a supervisor to monitor compliance and KPI metrics. QC checkpoints catch mistakes before the package leaves the warehouse.

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What Buyer-Supplier Collaboration Looks Like in Real Life….

NC State SCRC

The parties decided to host a collaborative workshop. Opening day of the two-day workshop. Teams will identify metrics associated with cost drivers, (e.g. Discussions were going nowhere. I came up to the front of the room, filled with planners, managers, executives, and Operational Excellence experts. The mood is tense.

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Off to another exciting year of student-industry engagement at NC State on cutting-edge supply chain projects

NC State SCRC

This project is the e xtension of an executive workshop we ran last fall. The students will review and document the current geography allocation process for Surplus/excess, Overage and Unconsumed Purchase parts inventory (SOUP). MUFG Union Bank Strategic Performance Metrics. Lenovo Excess and Obsolete Inventory.

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4 Tips for Becoming a Rockstar Citizen Developer in Just 30 Days

TrackVia

Tip 2: Foster Collaboration, Engage with Communities, Stay Informed, and Document Your Work – Week 2 Forge robust relationships with your organization’s IT department and other crucial stakeholders. Collaboration ensures that your applications comply with company standards, security measures, and regulatory requirements.

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How to Create an Effective Marketing Plan for the Food & Beverage Industry

Unleashed

A marketing plan is a commercial document that outlines a business’s strategic positioning, ambitions, and tactics to achieve its goals. This can then be aligned with budgets, resources, other planning documents and external factors (such as news or political events). What is a marketing plan?