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Win-Win Focus on the Customer and Costs
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Win-Win Focus on the Customer and Costs

Cost reduction / Margin improvement, Customer Service, In The News, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management

Win-Win Focus on the Customer and Costs

As companies are searching for ways to successfully navigate these turbulent times, the best ones are achieving a win-win focus on the customer and costs. Since the pandemic, there has been a heightened awareness of the customer experience as companies struggled with supply chain disruptions, delays, shortages, and the lack of resources.

admin2023-12-10T16:56:35-08:00December 6, 2023|Categories: Cost reduction / Margin improvement, Customer Service, In The News, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management|Tags: Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine, business consulting, cost reduction, customer experience, customer service, customer value, manufacturing, profitability, supply chain, VMI|

Logistics Planning Best Practices to Drive Service & Profitable Growth
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Logistics Planning Best Practices to Drive Service & Profitable Growth

Replenishment, Distribution & VMI Planning, Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Planning Best Practices to Drive Service & Profitable Growth

We live in a supply chain disrupted world, and there is no end in sight. It started with the pandemic as the global supply chain got out of alignment. The 'right' inventory wasn't in the 'right' place at the 'right' time to support basic needs let alone nice-to-have items. [...]

admin2023-09-19T17:57:39-07:00August 29, 2022|Categories: Replenishment, Distribution & VMI Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: logistics, replenishment planning, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain, VMI|

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|

Five steps to manage supplier risk in your supply chain | Netstock
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Five steps to manage supplier risk in your supply chain | Netstock

In The News, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management

Five steps to manage supplier risk in your supply chain | Netstock

Improved supplier data will give your supply chain the competitive advantage to drive customer loyalty.

admin2024-01-21T21:45:50-08:00June 5, 2022|Categories: In The News, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management|Tags: best practices, business process, Collaborative customer programs, customer service, data, inventory management, supplier management, VMI|

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|

Replenishment Planning Best Practices to Improve Service Levels, Logistics Efficiencies, and Inventory Turns
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Replenishment Planning Best Practices to Improve Service Levels, Logistics Efficiencies, and Inventory Turns

Distribution & Warehousing, Replenishment, Distribution & VMI Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Replenishment Planning Best Practices to Improve Service Levels, Logistics Efficiencies, and Inventory Turns

Improving OTIF and Reducing Cost and Inventory Every client wants to support growth goals while improving service levels (OTIF, on-time-in-full), operational efficiencies and inventory turns. These are timeless objectives for every planner. During the pandemic, the priorities shifted to service levels because clients struggled to keep up with dramatic [...]

admin2024-01-24T21:01:07-08:00May 2, 2022|Categories: Distribution & Warehousing, Replenishment, Distribution & VMI Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: distribution planning, on-time-in-full, OTIF, replenishment planning, 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.