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3 Common Inventory Management ‘Sins’—And How to Avoid Them
ARTICLE SUMMARY Three rules are really important in inventory management. If you don’t get them right, you won’t be able to do a lot of other things. They are: 1) Observe ABC Classification It has long been shown that 20 percent of lines account for 80 percent of...
The Main Factor that Shapes Your Distribution Network
What influences your Distribution Network above all else? The last 23 years of designing and re-aligning Distribution Networks for our Consulting clients and after hundreds of Distribution Network assignments, I can say with 100% confidence, that there is ONE thing...
Improve your Warehouse Productivity Through Product Slotting
ARTICLE SUMMARY Product slotting can significantly improve warehouse productivity—and reduce labour costs by up to 30 percent. Simply put, product slotting is about putting the right product in the right place so you can pick it in the most efficient way. In other...
Why Only Few Women are in Supply Chain
Why are we not attracting more women into the Supply Chain profession? Why are there only about 17% of senior supply chain leaders and logistics who are female? Great questions, that we need to understand and address. Sheri Hinish is back to discuss this. ...
The Three Usual Mistakes in Warehouse Design
What are the things that people get wrong most of the time in warehouse design? Here’s what Malcolm Walker, LB Manager Consulting, thoughts about it. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our websites, why not check them out? ...
The Supply Chain Future: Interview with Sheri Hinish (Part 2)
Previously, Sheri shared about the shifts in Supply Chain and how they were traditionally viewed as very transactional. You can access the first part of her interview here: https://youtu.be/J-TfpLP6pMw This time, she will be taking us to the 3 major trends that are...
The Common Mistakes in Inventory
What are the things that people get wrong in inventory? Deborah Dull, Supply Chain Expert, takes us to the three areas we often get wrong or forget. Forecast ??? ??? Watch this video to learn more: Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on...
How to Benchmark Your Supply Chain
Well, I asked Steven Thacker, one of our benchmarking management experts, exactly that question! I hope his answers help you. What is Benchmarking? Benchmarking is essentially comparing; comparing one against another. When we compare different levels of...
The Supply Chain Future: Interview with Sheri Hinish (Part 1)
What is the future of Supply Chain? An interesting question which must be addressed by the right person no other than Sheri Hinish also known as the Supply Chain Queen. Watch the video below: Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on...
11 Golden Rules for Meaningful Supply Chain KPIs
In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring...