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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

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P&G knew that it needed to improve its S&OP forecast quality, while reducing the human effort and inventory needed to meet customer service levels. In their worlds, cash is king and inventory is only viewed as a financial measure. In order to do this, P&G decided to extend its S&OP process out to its GDM distributors.

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Eurozone Economy Now in Technical Recession

Supply Chain Matters

Besides Germany , Greece , Lithuania , Malta , Ireland and the Netherlands experienced quarter on quarter GDP declines. Inventory will be a key concern as CFO ’s continue to monitor working capital efficiencies, erosion of margins or expected declines in economic growth. pharmaceutical companies cutting back on production.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

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This, together with lack of visibility, poor planning capability and outdated assets due to high cost of capital, results in ad hoc decisions made in functional silos that are more focused on cost and inventory risk avoidance and less on service, thereby contributing to inefficient (and often, inflexible) supply chain processes.”

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital. Supply Chain Media and software vendor Slimstock have developed this checklist for working capital management. >>Please

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of. Madagascar. Marshall Islands. Martinique. Mauritania. Micronesia, Federated States of. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Companies must invest in and balance their inventories more wisely to ensure optimal on-shelf availability in all commercial outlets. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Madagascar.