When I started my blogging I wrote a blog on 8 Technical Supply Chain Competencies in Nov 2015. It was pretty basic and was more based on experience than research work. However, I did receive some good feedback on this article. On the back of that I have had opportunity to sponsor a Master’s research… Continue reading
Inventory comprises an important part of current assets, particularly in manufacturing industry. A lot of cash flow is committed to inventories so as to ensure a smooth flow of production to meet a demanding customer service level. However, maintaining inventory also involves holding or carrying costs along with opportunity cost. Therefore, identifying inventory reduction strategies becomes critical for supply chain and… Continue reading
The 25 Best Supply Chain and Procurement Twitter Accounts to Follow have been selected from many Supply Chain blogs. Well, it is all thanks to Twitter as it provide us instant access to the inside workings of some of the best Supply Chain and Procurement blogs in the business, and you’d be a fool for… Continue reading
Companies striving to achieve and sustain competitive advantage generally try to seek and implement supply chain best practices. It could be reasoned that these supply chain best practices significantly improve product quality, customer service level, increase market share and return on assets, and as a result, companies’ overall performance has been improved. The role of leadership, particularly transformational leadership, on implementing… Continue reading
Given the disruptive nature of the supply chain dynamics, an important aspect of supply chain planning and control is the attempt by supply chain managers to improve supply chain performance. One way of avoiding this is to allow an upstream supplier to manage the inventories of its downstream customer. This is commonly known as vendor… Continue reading
Please raise your hand if you’ve ever panicked when your boss asked the question how many items are Out of Stock from Made to Stock list? Or How many items we are carrying too much excess stock? And it is not unusual that your boss wants this information in next 5 minutes! This is where… Continue reading
As supply chains have lengthened and more complex, supply chain professionals are increasingly responsible for anticipating and eliminating a greater number of supply chain risk. The stakes are high: in the past five years, nearly three-fourths of companies experienced significant disruptions. Which makes topic of ‘supply chain risk’ very important in current context. 1. Supplier… Continue reading
Before we talk about safety stock formula and safety stock calculation we need to understand the use of safety stocks. Why we need Safety Safety Stock Calculation or Safety Stock Formula According to Brown et. al (1996), safety stocks are a quantity of stock that needs to be calculated and maintain in inventory to buffer again… Continue reading
Why Consider Inventory Management Model? One of the leading problems in SCM is the optimization of inventory. Inventory is actually a consequence of other business parameters and policies, such as: Company goals and objectives: sales target, fill rate goals, purchase price variance, etc Operational policies and parameters: lead times, lot sizes, change over times, safety… Continue reading
In most of the business it is often the same people, who are doing the same job. When purchasing materials, the same routines are used on each occasion, even if each and every one of these purchases may be unique, so why we need supply chain policy or procedure ? Similarly, the steps of booking… Continue reading
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