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Tag: Inventory Management

Safety Stock vs DDMRP Buffer

And since I imagine none of you would be happy without a gas gauge, then I ask you, “Why do you think Safety Stock is sufficient to manage millions of dollars’ worth of inventory?”

The Truths of Inventory Management

We know intuitively that we must be agile in order to meet the changing and volatile customer demand. Why do we continue to insist that precision and the resulting chaotic emergencies are the best way to achieve agility?

Safety Stock – a misleading solution

Typically, your family uses three eggs per day, so you set a safety stock level of six (two days worth). This means you never intend to have less than six eggs. That way, you should not have to rush to the grocery store just because of eggs.

The Forecast Accuracy Conundrum

Forecast Accuracy has been a topic of discussion for decades. Just from my own time in supply chain (20 plus years), it’s always been front

The Forecast Accuracy Conundrum

Forecast Accuracy has been a topic of discussion for decades. Just from my own time in Supply chain (20 plus years), it’s always been front

What if it is that simple?

The biggest lie we have ever been told:  It’s not that simple. Why do we in Supply Chain accept the chaos?  We complain about it,

The Power of Positioning

The Demand Driven MRP methodology begins with Positioning.  Inventory Positioning specifically.  What is so special about positioning?  It is the key to solving one of

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