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7 Reasons Why You Should Reduce Inventory

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Are you tired of dealing with excessive inventory levels that eat up your storage space, tie up your capital, and hinder your company’s growth? If so, then it’s time to consider the numerous benefits of reducing inventory. Inventories are designed to match customer(s) demand. The same applies to inventory reduction.

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Sales Order vs. Purchase Order – 8 Key Differences

Procurement Tactics

A sales order is a confirmation document a supplier/seller issued to the buyer. It is a document that confirms the buyer’s request, including the agreed-upon terms and details such as the prices, quantities, payment method, delivery terms, and any other relevant information.

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Inventories pile up as customers buy less

Strategic Sourceror

But with the COVID-19 lockdowns lifted and life largely back to normal, retailers appear to have overestimated consumer demand, with their inventories far exceeding the once torrid pace of sales. Retailers aim to reduce their inventory that is piling up due to slower sales. In response, their respective inventories have swelled.

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Guess walks inventory tightrope while retail buyers stay ‘very careful’ on purchasing

Supply Chain Dive

The apparel company has been cautious in its own buying while trying to meet the needs of department stores and others who seek agility to meet demand.

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4 reasons to adopt a just-in-case inventory management strategy

Strategic Sourceror

Prior to the pandemic, just-in-time inventory — the supply chain management strategy of keeping "just enough" inventory in stock to satisfy expected demand — was considered conventional wisdom. What is just-in-case inventory? At its essence, just-in-case inventory is the inverse of just-in-time.

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The Auto Market Supply-Demand Imbalance is Bad for Buyers!

Supply Chain Game Changer

All of this means chaos for the average car buyer who has to shell out a lot more money, even for a used model. In the current market, a lot of buyers are finding it hard to get their hands on new vehicles , despite visiting several dealers. The post The Auto Market Supply-Demand Imbalance is Bad for Buyers!

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Are pendular negotions still a viable approach for today’s complex buyer-supplier relationships?

Procurement Insights

. ” Besides providing in-depth and compelling industry stats regarding the predatory buying practices of the retail giant, the Vlasic Pickles story perfectly illustrates the consequences of unbalanced power in buyer-supplier relationships.

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