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Metrics that Matter: Inventory Effectiveness

QAD

It is critical to monitor inventory effectiveness using five key metrics: Expedited orders, inventory turns, obsolete inventory, safety stock and stockouts. Whether you measure purchase orders or customer orders—and you should do both—high numbers indicate problems in your inventory planning and flow.

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Where to Start if You’re New to Procurement Sourcing Solutions

EC Sourcing Group

Where to Start if You’re New to Procurement Sourcing Solutions. There are many people who are not new to procurement and sourcing and its role in the supply chain but may be new to sourcing solutions and software. Procurement Sourcing Solutions : What Is Procurement Management?

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Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Source: Sea-Intelligence Source: Sea-Intelligence The number of blank sailings are at the lowest we have seen since the pandemic started. Followed by the benefits to reduce logistics cost of expedites, demurrage and detention (58%), increase cash on hand by improving inventory management (23%) and to optimize carrier performance (19%).

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5 Tips to Cut Hotel Supply Chain Costs

AFFLINK

You may also be able to save money by bundling some of the things that you purchase with a single vendor, rather than using a different vendor for each item. It also cuts your transportation and shipment costs. Take a look at the items that you're purchasing regularly in order to fine-tune and optimize your orders and shipping.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2021.1

QAD

For QAD Adaptive ERP and QAD Adaptive Applications, the latest enhancements putting manufacturers on the path to becoming Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises include: Effective Enterprise Management. Complete Customer Management. Integrated Supplier Management.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2022.1

QAD

From integrated multi-currency, multi-GAAP and multi-entity financials to best practice purchasing, from shared services to real-time data and flexible data analytics, Effective Enterprise Management ensures that manufacturers operate from a trusted set of essential enterprise processes that meet today’s and tomorrow’s needs.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2021

QAD

For QAD Adaptive ERP and QAD Adaptive Applications, the latest enhancements include: Effective Enterprise Management. Digital Manufacturing allows manufacturers to leverage digital and advanced technologies to better communicate, analyze and use real-time information to meet cost and quality objectives.