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A Case Study in Closed-Loop Operational Management

Talking Logistics

When you look at the potential benefits in inventory savings, freight savings, and on-time fulfillment improvements, it’s not that difficult to build the business case. A101 is a discount retailer that sells high-quality, cost-effective food and consumables throughout Turkey. So, what’s been the problem?

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

They saw a steady drop in inventory and reduced working capital by about 50% over the period of 2011-2015. Impact of Demand Sensing on Inventory Levels. Over this period of 2013-2014 Shell made good progress on inventory, but faced unprecedented supply price volatility. The implementation was very successful. Planting the Seeds.

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Polycrisis, Antifragility, and What’s Missing from Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital transformation in a time of polycrisis Supply chains are no strangers to disruptions, like the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria, but polycrisis is meant to describe interconnected impacts of crises with repercussions rising to a much more serious level. Digital transformation is no longer optional.

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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

Shipments without origin documents are being turned away from ports, creating expensive disruptions and inventory that doesn’t reach its destination, affecting the overall supply chain and your business health. The stakes are high. Improve Your Audit Process. Violations of workers’ rights are at an all-time high.

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Can Supply Chain Management Fix Supply Chain Woes?

Enterra Insights

They write, “When supply chain issues first surfaced earlier this year, the initial culprit was a lack of inventory. The argument was that for years supply chain managers had put too much emphasis on working capital, implementing just-in-time inventory management, and relentlessly pushing inventory levels to absurdly low levels.

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A Few Thoughts about Supply Chain Management

Enterra Insights

”[5] Hayes suggests SCM involves five different areas: The plan or strategy; the source (of raw materials or services); manufacturing (focused on productivity and efficiency); delivery and logistics; and, the return system (for defective or unwanted products). . Only for turkeys. ” eft , 1 February 2013. [4] Footnotes. [1]

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What is Inventory Management?

EMERGE App

Inventory management definition 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. Why Should You Care About Inventory Management At All?