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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy. Step 2: Gap Analysis – Customer Requirements and Supply Chain Trends. Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR). Lean supply chain practices.

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Intelligent Logistics or Just Good Old Common Sense?

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However, in reality most strategic planning exercises neither embed foresight, nor create responsive networks. It also includes ‘what-if’ sensitivity analysis and simulation techniques to sense the effects of delta changes in demand, supply, or network and helps respond better to changes.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. Procurement analysis. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales occurring between March and July.