Remove topic category inventory-management
article thumbnail

The Beautiful Complexity of Procurement Planning

The Good Spending

Once, we wrote about demand management in this blog. It's a good enough topic, which misses one crucial element - demand management mastery comes after sophisticated planning. When discussing value generation , we mainly mention category management, stakeholder relationships, and supplier innovation.

article thumbnail

The Big Interview with James Ball

Procurement Heads

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, James spoke with James Dobbin about all things procurement – including his own procurement career, insights into Portland, current hot procurement topics and what he looks for when hiring into his team. How did you get into procurement? I’ve been in procurement for such a long time now.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

It’s Time to Rethink Supply Chain Risk Management

ivalua

Common Supply Chain strategies, such as just-in-time inventory, exacerbate the impact of shocks. Rather than disrupt supply, let’s disrupt supplier management. Stockpiling inventory has been the most common response. A smarter approach to supplier management requires several changes. .

article thumbnail

Information Architecture Tips and Best Practices!

Supply Chain Game Changer

What is Product (or Master) Data Management? For example, a clothing retail website may have an IA that includes main categories such as men’s clothing, women’s clothing, and kids’ clothing. Within each of these categories, there may be subcategories for different types of apparel (e.g. Subscribe Here!

article thumbnail

6 Inventory Control Techniques for Stock Optimization

EazyStock

Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. There are hundreds of inventory control blog posts on how to organize warehouses, track goods and pick and pack efficiently. Firstly, let’s get a few definitions: What is inventory control? 6 Inventory Control Techniques to Optimize Stock Levels.

article thumbnail

Coronavirus Series – Inventory Management Challenges & Solutions

EazyStock

Common challenges include unpredictable customer behavior, unreliable inventory supplies, rising logistical costs and internal capacity constraints. It’s already apparent that those supply chain management (SCM) teams that can adapt their operations and respond quickly to these issues will be one step ahead of their competition.

article thumbnail

The Supply Chain Gender Pay Gap is Narrowing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

On the Argentus Blog, we’re always looking to shine the light on various aspects of the talent picture within the Supply Chain Management field – whether it’s hiring trends , intelligence about important skills, or the industry’s response to emerging issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. and their equivalent of Supply Chain Canada).