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4 Reasons for Carrying Safety Stock Inventory

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In both of these cases, customer service levels are negatively impacted by a completely preventable challenge – if only you’d been carrying safety stock inventory! To keep customer service levels high, accurately calculated safety stock inventory is a necessity. 4 Primary Reasons for Carrying Safety Stock.

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4 Reasons for Carrying Safety Stock Inventory

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In both of these cases, customer service levels are negatively impacted by a completely preventable challenge – if only you’d been carrying safety stock inventory! To keep customer service levels high, accurately calculated safety stock inventory is a necessity. 4 Primary Reasons for Carrying Safety Stock.

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The Inventory Planners Guide to Managing Product Life Cycle

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Every manufacturer and distributor of after market parts needs to have a pulse on the different stages of their product life cycle to ensure inventory levels are being accurately forecasted and replenishment reorder points are in alignment with customer demand. Four main classifications of a product life cycle.

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The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI

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So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. ” Vendor Managed Inventory Model: A Quick Back Story. We never ran out of or had too much inventory.

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When to Switch From In-House to Managed Logistics Transportation Services

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Indicator 1: It’s Difficult to Track Your Inventory From Suppliers Through Final Mile. Inventory tracking and visibility must be present from the first mile through the final mile, reflecting the entire shipment lifecycle through white glove services. Take an example. Learn More.

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Why is freight data a powerful weapon in the era of COVID-19?

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HOW MUCH DO PAPER AND PACKAGING COMPANIES SPEND ON TRANSPORTATION? Download the White Paper FREIGHT DATA KEEPS EVERYONE INFORMED Miscommunication was a major issue during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. As companies tried to keep responses to COVID-19 under wraps, problems quickly spiraled out of control.

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What Shipping Analytics Tools Should Freight Market Participants Have in Their Freight Stack?

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Analytics-driven processes to reduce excess inventory. Yet analytics-driven processes can reduce excess inventory. For example, just-in-time fulfillment models, drop-shipping, and cross-docking avoid wasted space. And they keep inventory levels lean. For example, market conditions show shippers’ rate trajectories.