| Desperately Seeking a Cash Cure |
by CFO magazine, reprinted from The Economist, November, 2008
This article provides examples of where companies first look to generate cash and the implications for indiscriminate cuts. For example, if inventory is reduced too low, then fill rates can be damaged during a time of extreme importance of protecting market share. Another example is information technology. Reducing investment in this area could be more damaging than ever before because of how much IT is intertwined into every aspect of a business.
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Freeing Up Cash From Operations |
by Alexander Niemeyer and Bruce Simpson, The McKinsey Quarterly, December, 2008
This recently released article from The McKinsey Quarterly provides insight into the techniques employed to generate cash from operations: from AP, AR, to inventory. A common theme found in this and other articles is while there exists the impulse to slash inventory, an organization may do so at the expense of service levels.
So how are planners developing strategies to reduce inventories AND protect service levels?
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Inventory Under Control? |
by Kristen Hampshire, Smart Business, November, 2008
If you're looking for assistance from banks today in the form of credit, one of the first places they will look is working capital. Specifically, banks are scrutinizing inventory performance more than ever.
What can be done to improve the perfomance of inventory while protecting service to customers?
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| Good Time to Invest in Technology |
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by J. Fontanella, W. McDonnell, and N. Tahomy, for Supply Chain Management Review, November, 2008
One of the best investments an organization can make during a recession is in technology. This article supports that argument by providing examples of the challenges companies will face in the years ahead, and how new supply chain management technologies can protect and enforce business interests.
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CALL TO ACTION |
 Effectively managing inventory and servicing customers is now more important than ever. Inventory optimization can help your organization free up cash that's tied up in inventory and create a sustainable environment for reducing inventory while maintaining critically high service levels.
To learn more about inventory optimization, or to discuss your potential for improved business results, then please contact me at any time.
Richard Murphy
VP, TCLogic
317-464-5152 x107
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