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Welcome to the July edition of Supply Chain Planet.
This month we have worked hard to select key articles that discuss what inventory management is, how to recognise poor inventory management and what the rewards of effective inventory management are.
Our other articles present;
- Why a company’s inbound supply chain needs to be aligned with the rest of the company’s requirements.
- How successful global sourcing will ensure your company survives in a global marketplace.
- Why using emotion intelligence within purchasing will make you more effective in negotiation discussions.
- And how to resolve work place conflict.
The July edition is my last as editor of Supply Chain Planet.
I have had a tremendous time with Supply Chain Planet from its inception, to launch, and continued success, which would not have been possible without the support shown by our readers, contributors and advertisers. There are some exciting developments on the way for the magazine that will only serve to improve our readers experience.
I hope you enjoy the articles we have selected for you this month and would like to thank you all again for your support. |
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Paula Punnett
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Supply Chain Planet |
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What Is Inventory Management?
by Dr. Hermann Gruenwald
Companies used to measure their muscle by the size of their inventory. Bigger was better. Vast warehouses filled to capacity ensured efficient assembly lines and guaranteed that, come hell or high water, production would never stop. Who cared about carrying costs? They would be erased by increased sales. But now that equation has changed.
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Smart Inventory Management
by Jaime Mateus-Tique
The management and disposition of excess inventory is an international and expensive problem. Excess inventory takes up valuable warehouse space, can strain the environment, and will ultimately impact an organization’s bottom line. This coupled with increasing legislation makes identifying comprehensive and cost effective solutions a critical mission for every organization. Using current leading edge methodologies to manage excess inventory can save costs and increase returns. Almost all 3 top heat diffusers on preparing food runs have plenty of unevenness to be able to that they propagate heat. Tagines have been actually created seeing that major earthenware planting pots to be utilized upon grilling with charcoal braisiers regarding slowly cooking. Even present day styles with many noteable exclusions may bust if perhaps made use of with a present day hob and also the heat is turned up. When you need the way to apply apk mod, you can look on the internet and locate variety of purposes for the software, while suggested by game developers and also expert gamers, exactly who essentially make a profit by way of playing video, PC or mobile games. is accessible on iOS, Mac, Android as effectively while House windows, which means you can play this game on practically any kind of unit you wish, also a pc PC. The new evony unlimited gems cheat has been acknowledged to operate fantastic on every one of these gadgets, because of the system helpful pattern brought to life by the developers. In addition to the hack tool, there's also several gem hack codes for game, that let you produce any amount of gems for free whatsoever. Simply get valid cheat codes, submit an application them, and appreciate the game with your unlimited gems collection. The ios and android fire emblem heroes hack is available for all to enjoy the latest glitch. With this amazing cheats, you can generate unlimited orbs to your account. Slots game will be a gambling game that you will adore to play. Simply by applying the latest sky force reloaded hack, an individual can make lots of number of Stars. This item certainly essential in the game as they will may help you to purchase several resources and improvements through the game shop. Generating all these resources when using the fliers and business cards isn't easy, hence applying our hack is a greater alternative. Apart from the game glitch, our south park phone destroyer unlimited cash is inbuilt with many additional features. If you happen to heard of this you will find the actual likeness among the following game. A gameplay very exciting to begin with. Most people confirmed you are going to take pleasure in this game very much. A visual also not really that negative, you can observe the actual bright colored outcomes in each and every stage. An individual must play this game, it's very so used guys. Currently, the time has come an individual expecting to receive wsop chips cheats. Comply with the guidebook under to locate far more details about it.
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Aligning The Inbound Supply Chain With Company Requirements
by Tom Craig
CEO's and CFOs have to ask themselves four questions.
1) Are we satisfied with our inbound supply chain?
2) Are we satisfied with the costs of our inbound supply chain?
3) Are we satisfied with the performance of our inbound supply chain?
4) Is our inbound supply chain secure for Homeland Security?
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Global Sourcing: Survival of the Fittest
by Brent Habig
“Global sourcing will be the next battleground for competition. Within five years, businesses that do not make global sourcing an imperative will be struggling not only to compete but also to survive.”
Aberdeen Group, June 2003
For many global enterprises, reducing the total cost of ownership for externally purchased goods and services represents the single greatest opportunity to lower operating costs and increase profitability.
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Exploring the use of Emotional Intelligence within the Purchasing Profession
by Andrea Reynolds
The concept of Emotional Intelligence has been around for over a decade now. In a nutshell the theory suggests that man cannot live by IQ alone, and that there needs to be a significant amount of Emotional Intelligence or alternatively known as Emotional Quotient (EQ) in order to achieve business success. The most widely used explanation is:
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Resolving Workplace Conflict: 4 Ways To A Win-Win Solution
by Dr. Tony Fiore
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