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Sourcing Offices: a shift of paradigm

KEPLER Consulting

Over last decade, sourcing offices became a major piece within globalized footprint of western retailers. After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #10 Failure to adequately train your supply chain planning staff

Kinaxis

Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. A bad decision can result in missed orders, significant inventory, or scrapped materials. Have you ever seen a situation where some result from a system– whether a bill from the phone company, a stock report or MRP recommended actions have been messed up? Why is this a problem?

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How ERP enables traceability in the automotive parts and accessories industry

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

When manufacturers have to recall vehicles to workshops, they can certainly expect media attention. Barcode readers then decode the data throughout the part’s lifecycle and reliably transfer the information into an ERP software system ensuring full traceability for each part of a finished vehicle. A robust traceability system.

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6 Tips for Students to Develop a Career in the Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

Pursuing a degree in these areas will equip you with the fundamental knowledge of supply chain principles, such as procurement, inventory management, logistics, and operations strategy. Getting to grips with systems like ERP, TMS, and WMS puts you ahead and arms you with the tools to streamline operations.

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What is Inventory Management?

EMERGE App

What is Inventory Management? Inventory management, in a nutshell, describes your efforts to manage, assess and report on the flow of your stock of goods. You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Two Essential Features of Inventory Management Today.

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Integrated Supply Chain Planning – The Number 1 Opportunity

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

planning, sourcing, manufacturing, etc.) So we held a workshop. Sales and stock data can be exchanged with the producer by EDI interfacing with distributor systems or by use of ‘virtual links’ where key data is presented by the distributor and extracted into the producer’s systems. Our conclusion?

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Changing Mental Models

Supply Chain Shaman

I also had the opportunity to speak at the GHX conference and facilitate a leadership workshop on the required changes for implantable devices. Here are some of the quotes from the workshop I led yesterday that helped me to better understand the industry: “A process born out of chaos is chaos. We are a large part of the problem.

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