Kinaxis

JUNE 22, 2015

by Andrew Dunbar Over the last several weeks, this blog series on Inventory Management has explored the objectives and roles of inventory managers and outlined several of the improvement levers available to them. The metrics you choose should answer the questions your organization is asking, without requiring additional analysis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A shift from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard. I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. The focus on functional metrics sub-optimizes balance sheet results. Funny, isn’t it? Improved Forecast Value Added (FVA).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

An average margin of 21% with inventory turns of 1.58 As shown in Figure B, the company improved cash-to-cash through the extension of payables, but never improved inventory levels after the spin-off from Kraft. The group’s response is, “Are these supply chain metrics?” show a clear gap in performance.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 4, 2023

Are you tired of dealing with excessive inventory levels that eat up your storage space, tie up your capital, and hinder your company’s growth? If so, then it’s time to consider the numerous benefits of reducing inventory. Inventories are designed to match customer(s) demand.

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Taulia

JUNE 12, 2023

Blog Expert Advice 8 min read 12 Jun 2023 By Taulia Share: Share via linkedin Share via twitter Share via facebook Share via email Copied Copy page URL to clipboard 10 supply chain KPIs and metrics to track We’ve listed the 10 top supply chain KPIs you can use to measure your supply chain performance and find opportunities for optimization.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” ” To manage a supply chain containing complex dependencies between teams, departments and partner companies across international boundaries requires a rich set of metrics. Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Based on the work with Georgia Tech, we are getting clear on which metrics matter by industry. As companies adopt a balanced scorecard, the functional metrics shift to a focus on reliability. The implementation of NoSQL for inventory management gives them an inventory signal with little to no process latency.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure. Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure. Cost reduction is still very important.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Fred owned logistics and customer service for the organization. In the early 1980s, As a result, we did not have a perpetual inventory signal. Without a perpetual inventory signal, we were never synchronized on where to place customer orders. As a result, inventories ballooned after the DRP implementation.

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QAD

JULY 1, 2021

Total manufacturing costs showcase how much your company spent to produce its inventory in a given period of time. This is not to be confused with the cost of goods manufactured (COGM), which refers to just the cost of inventory that was finished and prepared for the sale in the period. Notice that it’s direct materials.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. Days of Inventory Comparison. Help Me Improve Customer Service.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As a retailer, so much of your time and energy goes into managing your inventory , streamlining your logistics, building partnerships, and curating the customer experience. A retail KPI (or “Key Performance Indicator”) refers to a quantifiable metric used to measure how a retail business is performing. What is a retail KPI?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

We find that three factors mattered: organizational alignment, descriptive analytics, and inventory management. There was a strong negative correlation (at an 80% confidence level) when companies were not aligned between customer service and transportation. Multi-tier inventory management by itself was not sufficient.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 13, 2015

Throughout the supply chain, the use of metrics to track and understand processes provides an invaluable resource for ensuring increased production and customer satisfaction. What Distribution Center Metrics Need Tracking? However, the most important metrics can be categorized into the following eight areas.

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Logility

JANUARY 26, 2017

The second part of Drucker’s quote, “if you can't measure it, you can't improve it,” really brings home the importance of having the right set of metrics. In the field of supply chain management, we have created an abundance of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). requires a different set of metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Optimization engines to improve functional metric performance resulted in an exploding number of planners. Each is customized and runs on separate servers. Rolling up a perpetual inventory signal takes eleven hours. days to get a perpetual inventory signal and 2.2 On average, it takes 2.8 Bullwhip Amplification.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. The gap between logistics and procurement; and logistics and customer service increases process latency. Inventories increased by 44% due to supply chain volatility. Inventories grew year-over-year by 43%.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 14, 2024

Manufacturing inventory management is crucial to the success and profitability of your manufacturing operations. This guide for manufacturers explains how it works and explores the most effective ways to manage inventory in manufacturing. In this manufacturing inventory management guide What is manufacturing inventory management?

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Silvon Software

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Fortunately, modern analytic tools like Silvon’s Stratum solution offer pre-defined metrics and data visualization capabilities to simplify the process of creating and sharing KPI dashboards and reports to management and departmental teams throughout the business.

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Stord

APRIL 24, 2024

From improved customer experience to greater inventory planning and forecasting, AI promises to make all of our lives easier and reduce those all-too-common supply chain headaches. Tony Scharff, WMS Super User Partner with AI-First Providers AI will be heavily utilized in Customer Service & Consumer Experience areas.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In essence, a structured supply chain department as described in the blog can help you deliver the right supply chain strategy and goals which helps cost reduction, improve customer service, on-time delivery, and better working capital. This avoids duplication of efforts and ensures a smooth flow of goods and services.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Inventory Optimization to Unlock Supply Chain Efficiencies with Cost Reduction. A recent survey shows that 40% of the supply chain industry is already optimizing its inventory and networking tools by adopting advanced technologies and this percentage is said to grow in the next five years. INVENTORY STRATEGY. DEMAND FORECASTING.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

Certain supply chains like maintenance parts, designer/fashion items, new product launches, and food service items must be managed in an agile supply chain. Inventory as Waste. Manage inventory as a liability. Inventory as a Buffer. Educate on the importance of designing flows and aligning metrics. Frustration.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2012

This year supply chain leaders will celebrate thirty years of progress in supply chain management; but we have not made progress on one of the funamentals: inventory management. I think that it is time for us to take the litmus test and ask the hard questions, “Have our practices impacted days of inventory? I want to believe.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 1, 2023

Ideally, your S&OP KPIs should consist of a mix of strategic, tactical, and operational metrics. At times, finding the right metrics can feel incredibly challenging, and there might be a tendency to measure things for the sake of measurement. The KPIs here highlight procurement, production, logistics, and customer fulfillment.

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Clear Spider

OCTOBER 26, 2022

For many of these successful companies, a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) system is the secret to their enviable growth. To break it down, efficient supply chain and inventory management practices should do two things: minimize inventory costs and maximize profits. Why Vendor Managed Inventory? The Problem with Sales Data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

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.”

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EazyStock

JANUARY 31, 2022

Inventory Management KPIs for Effective Inventory Analysis. Managing inventory is a complex business. Lots of activities, processes and people are involved in ordering, receiving, storing, picking and shipping items with the ultimate aim of keeping customers happy with the correct orders that are on time.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2020

in inventory write-down and 20% drop in stock value. Every company today runs on data – the key to using your data is choosing the right metrics for visibility into your supply chain. Service Excellence companies should have their finger on the pulse of their customers and their competitors every day. Service Excellence.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 25, 2019

For the last few years, inventory shrinkage has annually cost U.S. ” Regardless of how inventory is lost, shrinkage costs retailers a lot of money. To reduce shrinkage, retailers need to have a strategy to address each of the ways inventory can be lost. Inventory shrinkage strategies. Somewhere between 1.5%

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GlobalTranz

JULY 20, 2015

Increased service market share. Greater customer service and higher retention levels. Importance of Metrics in Reverse Logistics Management. Measures such as amount of product to be reclaimed and resold as is, or percentage of material recycled, are examples of such metrics. How much value is recaptured?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” Nine times out of ten improving customer service requires different management of the budget cycle and a rethinking of financial planning. Background. Time horizon. The takeaway? The reason why?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Gartner says that the most common outsourced SCP processes are inventory management, statistical forecasting and service parts planning. Companies moving to BPO in these practice areas are experiencing supply chain improvements in metrics such as inventory turnover and customer service. versus $4.84

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. A supply chain that produces products at the same cost, quality and customer service given the level of demand and supply volatility.

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Unleashed

MARCH 26, 2023

If you’re running a product business and using Xero for your accounting, you’ll need to implement some form of inventory management. While the platform offers some inventory features of its own, many businesses will require something with greater functionality. Do you need integrated Xero inventory software?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions. Tracking Progress.

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