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Inventory Everywhere, But Not the Right Product to Ship

Supply Chain Shaman

Bloated inventories. Despite investments in planning, today, industries hold 28 more days of inventory than in 2004. The larger the number of days of inventory, the greater the cash drag.) Changes in Inventory Year-end inventory values by industry from Y Charts. The story continues. Rising inflation. Next steps?

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Consumer Packaged Goods Network Optimization: The Key to Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Why Network Optimization Is the Key to Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Chain Resiliency It has been a few years since the onset of the pandemic exposed the tragic consequences of supply chain fragility within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry.

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Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization vs Inventory Optimization

ToolsGroup

Now consider that by not optimizing your inventory from a global vantage point you may be creating, if not outright chaos, a much less efficient network than you could have. When it comes to inventory management, each piece must operate as a part of a global integrated system to be most effective.

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Inventory Glut: Strategies and Insights for Modern Retailers

ShipBob

If you don’t have enough inventory on hand you risk selling out. Too much, and you’ll be stuck with an inventory glut. An inventory glut occurs when a company has surplus inventory and the stock of products far exceeds its demand. What is inventory glut? Inventory glut affects businesses both large and small.

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Demand Shaping Strategies for a More Profitable Supply Chain

ToolsGroup

Demand shaping is a supply chain strategy that utilizes tactics such as price and promotion incentives, product substitutions and cost modifications to entice customers to purchase specific items. All of these activities speak directly to the benefits of demand shaping which include increased revenue, increased exposure and reduced inventory.

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16 Cost Reduction Strategies in Inventory Management

Unleashed

So your company is looking to reduce costs, and you’ve been asked to contribute by reducing your inventory cost. That makes sense – inventory is one of the most capital intensive areas for any product business. Here we explain how you can do this with 16 cost reduction strategies in inventory management?that

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Is the Package Under your Tree?

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2014, ecommerce strategies grew in importance. At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies. Manufacturers, today, are aggressively pursuing e-commerce strategies. Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal.

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