Should you be requiring certain Purchasing and Procurement employees to sign specialized “Love Contracts”?
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Tags: procurement, purchasing
The path of supply chain progress is never easy, but the drive to improve never ends.
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Tags: inventory, IT, performance, procurement, supply chain
Can you picture a robot counting your inventory? Incredibly enough, that future may be closer than you think.
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Tags: computers, inventory, nanotechnology, outsourcing, robot, supply chain operations
The squeeze is on — and it could be choking your productivity rate.
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Tags: inventory, orders, product, production, productivity, sales
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Does your supply chain operation really need to be perfect to run at top efficiency?
Tags: benchmark, on-time and in-full, order, Perfect Order Index, POI, supply chain operation
Does your left hand really know what your right hand is doing, when it comes to supply chain planning and execution?
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Tags: inventory, just-in-time, running lean, supply chain, supply chain planning
Famous last words: “We don’t need an outside auditor. We trust our people.”
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In many cases, you can’t help but wonder what the people who call the shots must be thinking. Wonder no more: Here are the answers.
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Tags: cost containment, customer demands, risk management, supply chain
Sometimes, waiting even just a few days for a customer’s check can impair your company’s ability to secure premium purchasing rates from your own vendors.
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Tags: accounts receivable, customer, factor, invoice, vendor
There are times that when a contracted supplier fails to deliver, you’d like to be able to call someone and complain — like the police.
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