Inventory Optimization

Manufacturers looking to gain control over their inventory through Lean principles are turning toward eKanban (electronic Kanban) software solutions that can effectively plug into their current systems and environment.

If you have experience forecasting demand for products or services, you know that obtaining consistently good forecast accuracy is a mix of science and experience.

Supply chains are growing more complex as product proliferation and customer service expectations rise driven in part by the “Amazons” of the world.

Demand-Driven Manufacturing technology can help you reach your most important KPIs, such as reducing lead times and lowering inventory levels.

For years manufacturers have acquiesced to the “single vendor” mantra and bought into the manufacturing component of their ERP provider. The problem with these transaction-based systems is that they are, well, transactional. They don’t account for the unique dynamics of individual manufacturing environments – or the inevitable variability.

Recently I got an email from the North Pole saying that Santa Claus wanted to talk with me...I will have to admit that when you get a request from the head of the elves it is not something you want to ignore. A phone call was set up for later that week.

The dual wholesale and retail sales model of global branded apparel company VF Corporation, magnifies the difficulty of successfully operating an omni-channel supply chain, but the company is meeting these challenges on multiple fronts with strategic initiatives ranging from inventory visibility to global talent management.

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP): An integrated business management process through which an executive team continually achieves focus, alignment and synchronization among all functions of the organization.

Highlights and key findings from the 2017 Global Shopper Study, the 10th annual survey analyzing shopper satisfaction and retail technology trends.

Big Data is one of the hottest topics in the technology world today, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) across the globe strive to exploit the vast amount of data they have within their organizations to transform how they do business.

This paper looks at what private label manufacturers can do to become more effective and organized to effectively compete with, more often than not, larger national brand manufacturers.

There is little room for error in private label manufacturing; to be successful, it takes a clear understanding of how to provide outstanding service levels for extremely demanding customers in a unique environment of low margins, proliferating SKUs, and multi-threaded supply chains.

Most of Amazon’s competitors are feverishly playing catch-up, and if your company is among them, reassessing your supply chain design, particularly pricing and quick delivery, is a good place to start.

eKanban is a relatively easy way to get started on a Lean transformation – and provides dramatic returns.

By utilizing the Gemini Series® mobile data collection solution, Welch’s improves its warehouse and inventory management operations.