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Sourcing Offices: a shift of paradigm

KEPLER Consulting

Over last decade, sourcing offices became a major piece within globalized footprint of western retailers. After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #10 Failure to adequately train your supply chain planning staff

Kinaxis

Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Reason #8 Keeping supply chain information in silos. A bad decision can result in missed orders, significant inventory, or scrapped materials. By doing this, they could potentially save the company millions of dollars in excess inventory.

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How ERP enables traceability in the automotive parts and accessories industry

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

When manufacturers have to recall vehicles to workshops, they can certainly expect media attention. Barcode readers then decode the data throughout the part’s lifecycle and reliably transfer the information into an ERP software system ensuring full traceability for each part of a finished vehicle. In the past Toyota had to recall 2.9

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6 Tips for Students to Develop a Career in the Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

The supply chain industry is vital to the global economy with its complex network of activities, people, organizations, information, and resources. Pursuing a degree in these areas will equip you with the fundamental knowledge of supply chain principles, such as procurement, inventory management, logistics, and operations strategy.

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European Supply Chain Directors Forum 2016

Supply Chain Movement

The event is comprised of an agenda of original case studies, inspirational keynote sessions, interactive workshops and specialist working groups. Our focus for 2016 is: Transformation – Information technologies, understanding big data, and digital supply networks are pushing supply chain management to new levels of efficiency.

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What is Inventory Management?

EMERGE App

What is Inventory Management? Inventory management, in a nutshell, describes your efforts to manage, assess and report on the flow of your stock of goods. You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Two Essential Features of Inventory Management Today.

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Think Differently. Drive New Outcomes. Let Us Help You Build A Guiding Coalition.

Supply Chain Insights

At this time of year, we find many companies planning workshops to stimulate thinking on building a digital supply chain and igniting next-generation supply chain thinking. Use the information to set targets for a balanced scorecard. Please click her for additional information. For additional information refer to our website.