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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

Resilinc

Avoid the pitfalls of single sourcing and learn strategies to build a more resilient supply chain. Yet, within the pursuit of efficiency lies a lurking peril: single sourcing. The pandemic was a wake-up call to the dangers of single sourcing. What is single sourcing and sole sourcing?

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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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Outside-in Process Q&A

Supply Chain Shaman

The company aligns channel requirements with available donors and successfully drives bi-directional orchestration programs to manage the reverse bill of materials (red cells and plasma) and demand-shaping campaigns to drive the right donors to the blood drives based on inventory levels. Analyze inventory health.

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To be an Industry Leader, Bridge the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

Logility

While sales and operations planning (S&OP) is critical to the creation of an overall business strategy to maintain a competitive edge, sales and operations execution (S&OE), along with a process to support it, should also be a top priority for your organization. S&OP Defined. S&OE Bridges the Gap.

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Peloton’s Supply Chain Strategy Turnabout

Supply Chain Matters

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. Supply chain strategy, process, talent and enabling technologies each play important roles. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. Timing was a further crucial factor.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

Source: Dictionary.com. When I hear companies discussing the implementation of a customer segmentation strategy, I ask a series of questions: Who is your customer? What are you trying to accomplish through the execution of a customer segmentation strategy? During the year, I go to a lot of conferences. How do they buy from you?

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Peak Season Inventory Management and Fulfillment Strategies

Intelligent Audit

Supply and demand are two sides of the same coin, the vital coin of inventory management supply chain analytics. Without adequate inventory and supply to go along with capacity and demand, supply chain management will struggle to keep pace during peak seasons. Peak Season Inventory Management and Fulfillment Depends on Market Trends.