Government Inventory Sourcing 
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 6, 2022
I did a little digging to find out the specifics about excess inventory, the stated causes, and the potential implications. Retailers’ Inventories – Just Keep your Returns? Unfortunately, I am unsure about the order of magnitude or the duration of these inventory mismatches. Here’s my take on the topic.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 15, 2020
My first focus was on China sourcing. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) Operation Air Bridge by the US Government was also a welcome relief. Instead, use demand sensing technologies to detect patterns with minimal latency into inventory requirements. Evaluate Inventory. Evaluate inventory health weekly.
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ToolsGroup
AUGUST 1, 2017
Source: Gartner, Cover Considerations—How to Optimize Retail and Consumer Product Inventory Targets, 2017. But I have to differ with the conclusions of a recent report, “ Cover Considerations — How to Optimize Retail and Consumer Product Inventory Targets.”. There are other considerations that impact inventory targets.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Supply chains are in the news, on governments’ agendas, and in the spotlight. Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. This is an important time for the supply chain profession.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 25, 2021
Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. Governance. I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. Here are seven mistakes frequently made: Lack of Well-defined Governance. Drives Value.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 31, 2024
What is the role of make, source, and deliver? In our work with Georgia Tech using data from 1982-2023, we find that the R² of the Regression analysis of Cost-of-Goods Sold/Inventory Turns when compared to correlations of Operating Margin/Inventory turns to Market Capitalization/employee is 40-65% lower.
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