Is Excess and Obsolete Inventory Impacting Supply Chain Performance?
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by Herb Shields, DC Velocity, September, 2010
Excess and obsolete inventory is costing businesses hundreds of millions of dollars in terms of time, opportunity cost, and lost value. For those companies managing large inventory investments, it clearly makes sense to appoint an individual or a team of experts with responsibility of identification and disposition of this under-performing asset.
How much pain do you feel with excess & obsolete inventory?
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Economy Up or Down, Cash is Always King
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by Sanjiv Mahajan, Supply and Demand Chain Executive, September, 2010
Since there is a direct relationship between inventory performance and cash flow, supply chain managers are in a unique position to impact a company's financials and consequently, the share price. Sanjiv Mahajan, writing for Supply and Demand Chain Executive, argues this point by walking step-by-step through this process of how decisions made by supply chain managers related to inventory impact company performance.
How much inventory could you reduce without impacting service levels?
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New Interest in Supply Chain Analytics
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by Francis Quinn, Supply Chain Management Review, September 2, 2010
Analytics in the supply chain environment is increasingly finding its way into conferences, articles, discussion groups and webinars. But why? Writing for Supply Chain Management Review, editorial director Frank Quinn attempts to answer this question in a recently published article.
How would supply chain analytics help your business advance?
Read the executive summary or the full article from SCMR.com.
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