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Supply Chain Collaboration & VMI to Get Ahead of Economic Challenges
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Supply Chain Collaboration & VMI to Get Ahead of Economic Challenges

Business & the Economy, In The News, Replenishment, Distribution & VMI Planning, Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Collaboration & VMI to Get Ahead of Economic Challenges

Manufacturers are experiencing continued inflationary pressures threatening customer service and profit margins with record-breaking price increases and lack of material availability. To add fuel to the fire, they are also starting to worry about preparing for a potential recession.

admin2023-09-19T21:00:34-07:00July 7, 2022|Categories: Business & the Economy, In The News, Replenishment, Distribution & VMI Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: Brushware Magazine, collaboration, Collaborative customer programs, inflationary pressures, recession-proofing strategies, S&OP, SIOP, strategies to fight inflation, supply chain partners, Vendor managed inventory, VMI, VUCA|

Material Planning Best Practices to Proactively Manage Cost & Service
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Material Planning Best Practices to Proactively Manage Cost & Service

Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning

Material Planning Best Practices to Proactively Manage Cost & Service

Since the pandemic, it has been a constant battle to ensure material availability, let alone to proactively manage cost and service. Even the most proactive and successful clients have experienced brief shortages of key materials and extended lead-times. The rest have been plagued with these issues.

admin2023-09-19T19:29:05-07:00June 2, 2022|Categories: Manufacturing, Production & Inventory Management, Production & Materials Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: business consulting, business results, kanban, manufacturing, MRP, OTIF, procurement, supplier management, supply chain, supply chain consultant, Vendor managed inventory, VMI|

Let’s Manage Inventory for Our Customers
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Let’s Manage Inventory for Our Customers

Inner Circle, Replenishment, Distribution & VMI Planning, Supply Chain Planning

Let’s Manage Inventory for Our Customers

Explore Vendor Managed Inventory Benefits for improved supply chain efficiency, customer satisfaction, and cash flow.

admin2024-02-16T20:29:49-08:00May 16, 2019|Categories: Inner Circle, Replenishment, Distribution & VMI Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: Vendor managed inventory, VMI|

Have you Thought about Increasing Demand?
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Have you Thought about Increasing Demand?

Supply Chain

Have you Thought about Increasing Demand?

No matter the position of my client (typically a CEO, Owner, CFO, General Manager or Board member), he/she is interested in increasing demand, and the project we are brought in to focus on relates to increasing demand, either directly or indirectly.

admin2024-02-16T20:45:59-08:00February 13, 2019|Categories: Supply Chain|Tags: customer experience, demand planning, supply chain partners, Vendor managed inventory, VMI|

Satisfy Customers First, and Cost Cuts Will Follow
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Satisfy Customers First, and Cost Cuts Will Follow

Customer Service, In The News

Satisfy Customers First, and Cost Cuts Will Follow

Think carefully about your real objective. Are you truly interested in cost cuts? For my part, I have yet to hear of a company vision, mission, or strategy that’s related to cutting costs.