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Make Room for Leadership to Drive S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

How aligned do you believe your organization is to drive these metrics? One of my favorite stories was his initiative to reduce the number of cuts of carrots in soups from 33 to three. Good complexity drives growth while bad complexity drags expense without improving growth. Clearly Define an Operating Strategy.

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The One Key Shift in Your Supply Chain and Procurement Strategies that can Drive Better Business Continuity and Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services. By working closely with suppliers, organizations can improve the quality and reliability of their in-bound supply chains, reduce costs, and increase their overall efficiency.

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4 Top Strategies to Enable Efficient Shelf Replenishment

Locus

We’ll look at four strategies to optimize shelf replenishment, reducing stockouts, improving inventory management, cutting waste, and boosting productivity. Eliminating the Need for Markdowns: By maintaining the right stock levels at the right times, we can avoid bothersome markdowns.

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7 Reasons Why You Should Reduce Inventory

SCMDOJO

If so, then it’s time to consider the numerous benefits of reducing inventory. In this article, we’ll explore seven compelling reasons why you should reduce inventory and how it can be a game-changer for your business. But when should you consider reducing inventory? The same applies to inventory reduction.

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The Power of Purchase Order Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Managing Direct Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

Configure to Order: This strategy involves customizing standard products based on customer specifications. Here is a summary of the key supply chain characteristics of each of the manufacturing strategy and how it impacts collaboration with suppliers.

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A Fresh Approach to Inventory Management: How to Reduce Inventory Levels

ShipBob

However, good inventory management also requires strategic inventory reduction instead of simply procuring more goods. This post serves as a comprehensive guide on inventory reduction so you can understand what it is and why it’s needed. You’ll also learn some effective strategies on how to reduce inventory levels to save costs.

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Eliminate Supply Chain Risks & Drive Customer Retention With Intelligent Buffer Management

ThroughPut

However, most of the variability generated by these factors can be eliminated by addressing supply, management, and demand at regular intervals, through focused solutions. Parallelly, if the demand slows down, excess inventory can take up expensive storage space in both warehouses as well as stores. Demand-driven Variability.