Information Inventory North Carolina Procurement 
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 11, 2024
Supply chain orchestration enables seamless collaboration All this tinkering undoubtedly involves effort from across the supply chain, from sales to procurement to manufacturing to distribution and more. Planning together allows companies to reduce excess inventory that builds up when they plan sequentially.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. Once a return was triggered in the system, information flows failed. In February 2022 I ordered a lovely midcentury modern table.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 25, 2024
Workers from picking and packing to planning and procurement are in short supply, stimulating interest in increasing productivity of the existing workforce. That AI-enhanced demand forecast is truly powerful when it immediately informs supply, reducing the latency to keep them in concert.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 5, 2021
If we don’t plan better, efforts in procuring sustainable palm oil, making medicine with less carbon, or delivering to customers with electric vehicles can still be built on top of inefficient processes that waste the savings we made. Information trade-offs made to absorb unpredictable volatility force supply chains to buffer.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 14, 2022
Supplier problems will cause a cascade of problems up and down the value stream, leading to supply order delays that cause inventory shortages, production disruptions, missed shipments and lost revenue. The study found that these leaders considered the largest gap to be between supply chain and procurement, citing it as a major issue.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 19, 2022
Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. Imagine you are a high-tech manufacturer with more inventory in stock than your forecasted production volume, which puts you in good company, since US manufacturers’ inventories continue to rise. Now that’s an ROI!
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 15, 2022
GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP.
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