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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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They may not consider potential issues of integrations, supplier onboarding, supply chain data management, change management and system optimization, all of which add to complexity and costs. Demand planning capabilities.

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445: Embrace the Data-Driven Evolution, with GAINS

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Before joining GAINS, Amber was a Senior Research Director at Gartner, where she advised over 1000 clients spanning software vendors, prospective buyers of software, end-users of software, and institutional investors on advancing their supply chain strategies to drive performance.

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Process Based Inventory Turnover Improvement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The global Inventory management business processes that we focussed on made phenomenal improvements: Supply/Demand Planning. The gap in our ERP planning between demand and supply was reduced by 85%, resulting in a significant reduction in over ordering. Raw Material Management.

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Do You Want Inventory Turnover Breakthrough? Define and Manage The Levers!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Supply/Demand Planning. The inputs to your SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) process, as well as your MRP system, determine the amount of inventory you plan to order from your suppliers in order to meet that demand. So managing this in the most impactful way required invoking the 80-20 rule.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Well-defined contracts help ensure suppliers meet expectations while protecting the buyer's interests. The procurement team manages the order, monitors quality, ensures on-time delivery, processes invoices, and handles any issues that arise during fulfillment. Buyer/Purchasing Agent - Executes purchase orders and transactions.

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Double Inventory Turnover In 9 months!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Supply/Demand Planning. As it turns out there was previously no Supply/Demand Planning process in the company. There is no visibility to, ratification of, or governance of the demand being loaded into the ERP system. We created an “A Class” Buying team. 300 parts is a very manageable number.

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Double Inventory Turnover In 9 months!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Supply/Demand Planning. As it turns out there was previously no Supply/Demand Planning process in the company. There is no visibility to, ratification of, or governance of the demand being loaded into the ERP system. We created an “A Class” Buying team. 300 parts is a very manageable number.