Finale Inventory

JULY 18, 2025

Mastering the Reorder Point Formula for Inventory Success Running out of stock costs your business sales, but excess inventory ties up capital. The reorder point formula helps growing ecommerce and retail businesses know exactly when to place new orders for optimal inventory levels. What Is a Reorder Point?

Inventory

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 19, 2025

It also requires adjusting supplier relationships to accommodate increased demand and managing a more complex inventory. To stay ahead, regularly reassess your supply chain strategy. Political instability, shifting trade tariffs, and economic fluctuations make supply chain resilience a top priority.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Key implications of double-digit inflation on service supply chain operations include: Increased cost pressures throughout the supply chain. Heightened focus on demand forecasting and inventory management. shifts in pricing strategies to maintain profitability.

Supply Chain Optimization

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

A well-managed supply chain does not just survive crises it thrives in them. Why Project Management is Essential for Supply Chain Resilience The approach provides a structured approach to handling complex tasks, timelines, and resources. Establish clear communication channels for supply chain updates.

Project management

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 23, 2025

A well-engineered product packaging also promotes better inventory management and lower shipping costs. Packaging designs with the proper labeling, barcodes, logos, assembly/usage instructions, warning disclosures, and other relevant information are useful in ensuring seamless workflows and safety in the entire supply chain.

Supply Chain Optimization

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This leap in AI capabilities is revolutionizing industries, and AI-driven supply chain management is no exception. The Role of Agentic AI in Supply Chains Supply chains are dynamic and complex, requiring continuous decision-making across multiple functions, from procurement and inventory management to logistics and demand forecasting.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In the retail sector, collaboration with suppliers can provide retailers with real-time information about inventory levels, enabling them to respond quickly to changes in consumer demand. This not only helps avoid stockouts but also reduces the need for excessive inventory, reducing overage and storage costs.

Collaboration

Arkestro

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Strengthening supplier partnerships can help improve supply chain resilience, ensure competitive pricing, spark co-innovation in procurement practices, and foster loyalty with trusted partners. Subscribe to news from Arkestro. The post 5 Procurement Industry Trends to Watch in 2025 appeared first on Arkestro.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

However, the top three procurement challenges featured in the Hackett Group report demand immediate attention: slashing spending costs, securing supply chain resilience, and modernizing outdated operating models. Supply Chain Visibility: Invest in technology that provides real-time visibility into the supply chain.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

HICX

JUNE 9, 2025

AI helps optimize supply chain management by offering predictive supplier analytics , real-time tracking, and automation. It forecasts demand accurately using historical data and market trends, assisting organizations to maintain optimal inventory while avoiding shortages or excess stock.

Suppliers

The Network Effect

JULY 24, 2025

MFCs offer a way to move high-demand inventory closer to consumers and fulfill orders using robotics and automation, often at a lower cost and higher speed than traditional methods. Reducing Cost Per Order Automated MFCs enable batch picking, better inventory control, and more efficient last- mile logistics.

Logistics

Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Through the strategic implementation of AI solutions, companies can unlock a myriad of benefits, including predictive analytics for demand forecasting, automated inventory management to minimize stockouts, and real-time monitoring for enhanced visibility across the entire supply chain.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2025

Challenges and Opportunities for Supply Chains Post-Strike Following the resolution of the Boeing Machinists’ strike, supply chains are at a crucial juncture, facing‍ both challenges and opportunities in the aftermath.

Supply Chain Optimization

The Network Effect

JULY 11, 2025

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 2, 2025

This move toward digitization not only enhances operational efficiency but also reinforces supply chain resilience , enabling businesses to respond more swiftly and effectively to market shifts, regulatory changes, and future disruptions. Impact of US Auto Tariffs on Global Supply Chains Amid escalating tensions over U.S.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Businesses may struggle to balance inventory, increasing the likelihood of either overstocking, tying up valuable capital and incurring storage costs, or understocking. Unstable Suppliers: The repercussions of a recession cascade through the supply chain, placing significant pressure on suppliers.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

ivalua

AUGUST 6, 2025

Indirect Procurement Aspect Direct Procurement Indirect Procurement Definition Purchasing of raw materials and components used in manufacturing or product delivery Purchasing of goods/services to support operations (e.g.,

Real-time Visibility

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 24, 2025

In teh intricate web of global supply chains, resilience is the key to withstanding ‍the unpredictable challenges of today’s dynamic business landscape. One key advantage of using graph databases in inventory management is their ability to enhance the resilience of supply chains.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This resilience can be defined as “ the ability of a central procurement and supply management function to prepare for unexpected events, respond to disruptions, recover, and emerge even stronger. ” Manufacturers cannot foresee every risk, inconvenience, or disaster, but they can equip themselves to handle the unexpected and come out on top.

Collaboration

Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

That’s why supply chain resilience has become a strategic priority. By investing in collaborative tools and processes today, companies can build a foundation for long-term success—one that’s resilient, responsive and ready for whatever comes next. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Please select at least one newsletter.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 1, 2025

Heading 1: Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management: Unveiling Logility’s Cutting-Edge Technology logility’s innovative technology is set to revolutionize supply chain management by‍ leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to ‍tackle disruptions in real-time.

Real-time Visibility

TYA Suite

MAY 23, 2025

Stronger risk management and supply chain resilience Effective collaboration provides greater visibility into potential risks, such as raw material shortages or market disruptions. It involves sharing real-time data, such as inventory levels, production schedules, and demand forecasts, to streamline processes.

supply chain software solutions

TYA Suite

JUNE 22, 2025

This includes information from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, purchase orders, supplier invoices, , inventory databases, and supplier relationship management platforms. This improves supply chain resilience and fosters stronger, more reliable supplier relationships.

Procurement

Finale Inventory

JULY 18, 2025

Supply Chain Disruption in 2025: Navigating Supply Chain Issues Supply chain issues have become the defining challenge for multichannel merchants in 2025. When supply chains falter, customer satisfaction plummets and competitors gain ground.

supply chain software solutions

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 7, 2025

Limited Visibility: Businesses lacked immediate monitoring of their supply chains, which created unproductive work patterns and delayed product movements. Automation and Digitization: Digital transformation brought automated systems for inventory tracking and data transfers, which delivered faster operations and more accurate results.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Supply Chain Dive

JULY 21, 2025

But while the global trade environment continues to challenge supply chain agility, businesses are not helpless. Savvy companies are fighting back with creative strategies to mitigate the impact of tariffs – and in many cases, to build long-term supply chain resiliency in the process. By Max Garland • Feb.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 3, 2025

Furthermore, supply chain resilience continues to be a top priority for businesses, with an emphasis on diversifying sourcing locations and building agile, responsive supply networks.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 1, 2025

Although this boosts efficiency and reduces inventory costs, it makes supply chains much more vulnerable to disruptions. Logistics and Transportation Issues Last but not least, the automotive industry wouldn’t function without just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Reduced inventory: A manufacturing execution system updates inventory records with new production so that purchasing, shipping, and planning departments always know exactly what material is available. This saves manufacturing, transportation, storage, and inventory monitoring costs.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 10, 2025

Subscribe Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience with Smart Automation Technologies! Rather than dealing with isolated spreadsheets and patchwork systems, you can trust smart manufacturing platforms that bring together inventory, production, forecasting, and supply chain capability.

Supply Chain Efficiency

SCMDOJO

MAY 23, 2025

Machine learning algorithms can forecast demand shifts, recommend inventory buffers, and detect anomalies in supplier performance. This shift from lagging to leading indicators is what separates static supply chains from future-ready ones. Take the example of inventory optimization.

Leadership

Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 17, 2025

This initiative comes at a crucial time when global disruptions have underscored the importance‍ of robust supply chains. By leveraging Dun & Bradstreet’s expertise, companies can proactively identify vulnerabilities, optimize their supplier networks, and strengthen overall supply chain resilience.

Supply Chain Optimization

Planergy

MARCH 12, 2025

Download Free Copy Reshoring vs Nearshoring: Key Differences and Business Benefits Category Inventory Written by Lyle Del Vecchio 16 min read Tags Procurement Supply Chain Management Last edited March 12, 2025 Download PDF IN THIS ARTICLE What is Reshoring? Regardless, you must know your inventory management needs.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Delays in sourcing materials, supplies, or inventory means missing out on deadlines and failing to match demand. Nearly 2 in 3 American small businesses faced supply chain issues amid the pandemic, and the problem persists for many enterprises. Either way, you will likely face supply chain challenges.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

SCM encompasses the integrated planning and execution of processes required to optimize the flow of materials, information, and capital in functions that broadly include demand planning, sourcing, production, inventory management and logistics. This ensures just-in-time (JIT) or just-in-sequence (JIS) delivery to reduce inventory costs.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

Inventory buffers shrink. To keep operations and supply chains stable amid the volatility of today’s global trade dynamics, companies need a freight strategy that can flex under pressure. It’s a logistics model designed for change — and the foundation for long-term supply chain resilience.

Supply Chain Optimization

Procurement Insights

JUNE 1, 2025

Benefits: Reduced 2030% tariff-related cost increases; strengthened supply chain resilience with Ivalua for compliance. Overall: Enhanced supply chain robustness, cost savings, and competitive edge in drug delivery. COVID-19: Prediction: Strands could have spurred supplier diversification and inventory buffers.

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