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The Big Interview with Lorna Baker

Procurement Heads

And of course, we’re all thinking about a general election that’s likely to happen in the next few years, which could influence procurement legislation being introduced following Brexit. Sustainability is one of those, and supply chains can influence carbon emissions in a huge way.

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Building Stronger Relationships: Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration

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Following a forecast to suppliers, a Tier-1 supplier collaborates with its suppliers—Tier 2 for the buyer—to obtain critical components for producing products and/or services. The strong handshake made with Tier-1 in the initial onboarding phase—complete with profile information—makes collaborating with first-tier suppliers easier.

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Supply Chain Forecasting — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Having too little in stock means running out at unfortunate times when the demand is high, causing your buyers to buy elsewhere. Demand forecasting can analyze how many products your customers may likely order during a specific week, month, or quarter.

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Double Inventory Turnover In 9 months!

Supply Chain Game Changer

As I mentioned in my prior blogs, Inventory Turnover Breakthrough , we needed to take a holistic approach and we needed to tackle the high level levers that influence inventory levels. . Supply/Demand Planning. As it turns out there was previously no Supply/Demand Planning process in the company. Work In Process.

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Double Inventory Turnover In 9 months!

Supply Chain Game Changer

As I mentioned in my prior blogs, Inventory Turnover Breakthrough (Parts 1 and 2) , we needed to take a holistic approach and we needed to tackle the high level levers that influence inventory levels. Supply/Demand Planning. As it turns out there was previously no Supply/Demand Planning process in the company.