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Lean versus EOQ? What’s best for your organization?

Kinaxis

EOQ attempts to optimize lot size by balancing manufacturing cost ( Fixed + variable costs) with things like inventory holding costs and capacity utilization. Lean relies on minimization of, among other things, lot sizes, inventory and waiting. of that plan. Please keep the conversation going in the comments below.

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How AI & Machine Learning Will Transform Supply Chain Management Through Software-Driven Automation

Accelogix

I am still a practical technologist at heart, but after years of staged tech demos, endless R&D, and futurist seminars, several of these technologies now function outside of Silicon Valley’s controlled environments and are demonstrable in the real world. What has changed for me? I was once a skeptic, but now I am a believer.

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Top Ten Tips to Boost Supply Chain Performance to Best in Class

Logistics Bureau

And check out some more resources at the bottom). I’ll also be providing some step by step guides and tools on these at our Free Seminars Series in February and March, but more on that later. Allow enough time and resources for the process, as it typically takes up to 4-5 months just to select the right partner.

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How to Secure Your First Supply Chain or Logistics Job

Logistics Bureau

The duties and responsibilities of a Supply Chain Analyst can include: Assisting with inventory management. Inventory Controller/Manager. Inventory management is critical to business success, and a vital element of effective supply chain operations. What Does a Supply Chain Analyst Do?

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Why Your Supply Chain Isn’t Best in Class

Logistics Bureau

I’m actually going to go into each of these 8 Tips in a lot more detail at our next Free Breakfast Seminar. Very few are actually ‘designed’ What that means of course, is that most Distribution Networks become miss-aligned over time and this leads to excess inventory, excess costs and poor customer service.

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10 Issues Keeping Manufacturers and Distributors Up At Night for 2015

GlobalTranz

Do some research, develop a business plan with some projections & an ROI analysis (multi-year), research solutions, resource appropriately and give it some time … Then market it differently than the rest of your business. The Cerasis “e-commerce” blog category has great articles on developing your strategy.

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50 expert tips on improving warehouse efficiency & productivity

6 River Systems

Most warehouses are on an ongoing mission to maximize productivity by optimizing workflows, automating processes and reducing waste (both time and resources). Warehouses with managers that have access to training resources and exposure to other angles of the business will be most effective in improving warehouse efficiency.”