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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventories increased by 44% due to supply chain volatility. Inventories grew year-over-year by 43%. Coming off a period of high growth, companies are struggling with margins and inventory. In the face of future demand and rising inflation, now is not the time for companies to hold excess inventory. (On See the pattern?

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Unlocking Success: Why Strategic Sourcing Is Important for Your Company

Precoro

As part of the larger procurement process, sourcing involves finding and evaluating suppliers for goods or services that need to be purchased. Sourcing tasks include sending out requests for proposals (RFPs), evaluating supplier bids, selecting vendor partners, negotiating contracts , and then managing supplier relationships.

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IT Procurement: How to Purchase IT Products and Services Effectively

Precoro

The IT procurement process encompasses a range of steps, from establishing IT requirements all the way to negotiating contracts with vendors. It plays a vital role in managing an organization's inventory of IT assets, reducing redundancy, and lowering the risk of downtime or service interruptions. Gartner anticipates a 5.5%

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

At the session, we discussed why companies have not made more progress on inventory management. The presentation is on slideshare.) In the case of Apparel and Automotive industries there are slight improvements, but they have shifted inventories to suppliers. Days of Inventory Pre and Post-Recession. There are many.

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Inventory Optimisation: Tools & Techniques You Should Know

Unleashed

Inventory optimisation is the process that enables efficient inventory management. In this guide, we define inventory optimisation and offer a few actionable tips and strategies for getting it right every time. In this inventory optimisation guide: What is inventory optimisation?

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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply Chain Insights Training, 2024 The Opportunity Based on my research, I believe there is an opportunity to reduce the number of planning roles by 80-85%. The focus is on the platform; in each presentation, the company struggles to answer the question, “What problem do you solve? And, why should a business leader care?”

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Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?

Supply Chain Shaman

We were discussing the results of the planning benchmarking work that we have just finished, and I was sharing some insights on inventory management when one of the panelists emphatically stated, “Inventory is a waste to manage. We feel so strongly about this that we do not have an inventory planning role.”