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Gain a Leading Edge in Inventory Management through Digital Transformation

DELMIA Quintiq

The manufacturing industry is constantly searching for new and inventive ways to improve inventory management. From Vilfredo Pareto’s 80-20 principle to just-in-time and pull-based manufacturing, minimizing excess inventory has been a continuous quest—spurred on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0.

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Editor’s Choice: It’s time for traditional inventory management to evolve!

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Zheyuan Du at Kinaxis and discusses unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. To read the full article, click HERE.

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10 Best Inventory Management Books

EMERGE App

Inventory management is a tough task, especially when you’re starting out. There are lots of inventory management books available which can help you understand basics, but I am here with the list of best books in the market. Best Inventory Management Books of All Time: 1.

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Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Inflation’s effects on inventory management policies are likely far from top of the mind of Logistics Viewpoints readers in today’s challenging times. However, today’s elevated rate of inflation warrants a closer look at optimal inventory policies. 1] Bierman, H., and Thomas, J.,

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Your Supply Chain Challenges, Solved!: 5 Guides

Download these 5 comprehensive guides designed to solve the toughest challenges facing supply chains today. After helping 1,200+ of the world’s most recognized brands to enhance and optimize their supply chains, FourKites has crafted step-by-step guides to help you solve your business’s most pressing challenges.

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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Shaman

In my day-to-day work in supply chain management, I find more encounter more opinions than facts. …most discussions are fueled by over-zealous and self-serving marketing programs. So when we start with the facts, it is clear that every industry peer group increased the days of inventory. Supply Chain Leadership.

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Inventory Management – Navigating the Trenches Without Losing Sight of the Big Picture

Arkieva

Inventory comes in many forms and flavors; it is the critical element of supply chains that enable a firm to respond quickly and take advantage of scale. However, managing inventory is one of the most.

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5 Critical Challenges Facing Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

There’s little room for error in most global supply chains, but none for the pharma cold chain. Real-time visibility and tracking are critical to order accuracy, schedule reliability, inventory management and compliance in a high-value, highly regulated industry.

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Automated Order Processing and Proactive Inventory Management

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

Companies should have seamless integration between order entry, inventory management, forecasting and supply planning models and purchase order status to sense risk, pull levers to mitigate potential risk, and communicate within and outside the organization. etc) or online promotions (company run or 3rd party). AM PST, 2.00

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A Supply Chain Leader’s Guide to Managing Disruption With Modern Analytics

Managing disruption of any kind has become the #1 priority in supply chain operations. But, as leaders know, adapting to change is rarely a simple task and requires a fresh look at existing processes in planning and sourcing, inventory management, warehousing & distribution, and more. Download your copy today!

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Striking a Balance in the Supply Chain: Navigating Volatile Supply and Demand to Meet Customer Needs

Speaker: Tony Darnell, Shipping Manager at Lippert Components

In this webinar, we will discuss: Fulfilling the needs of customers at every level within your supply chain Guidance for companies that are reanalyzing their approach to inventory management, transportation management, and other aspects of supply assurance The obstacles that exist in supply chain and how to persevere through them April 27th, 2023 at (..)

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Multi-Tier Supply Chain Application Enables Fortune 100 Company to Gain Visibility

Which suppliers were being roadblocks, Which posed threats to assurances in supply, What information was being conveyed between suppliers and other supplier and inventory management issues. A Fortune 100 company wanted to have seamless visibility, collaboration and synchronized planning with its multiple levels of suppliers.