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Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management

The Logistics of Logistics

Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management. Original article: Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management. That may be because a company might already have an inventory system and wonders what additional capabilities they will get with a new WMS. Inventory Management vs Warehouse Management: Main Differences.

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Pros and Cons of Perpetual Inventory Systems

Ship Monk

Are you experiencing frequent inventory discrepancies , or wishing you had a better handle on forecasting demand? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it may be time to upgrade to a perpetual inventory management system. What is a Perpetual Inventory System? Let’s start with a few definitions.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

Effective inventory management has become increasingly crucial for businesses in this fast-paced and rapidly evolving era of ecommerce. Moreover, the ecommerce explosion has brought new and unique challenges that complicate inventory management for enterprises selling online.

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Is supply chain inventory the problem?

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Elevate Your Supply Chain Resilience With Scenario Planning

Speaker: Robert Olszak- Vice President, Global Supply Chain Optimization, RGP

The global logistics market is growing, and companies need to prepare for the next generation of supply chain management. As a supply chain director, you want to ensure that your supply chain network can withstand any disruptions and be optimized for peak performance.

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Editor’s Choice: It’s time for traditional inventory management to evolve!

Logistics Viewpoints

This article is from Zheyuan Du at Kinaxis and discusses unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. As a result, inventory managers have to explore new ways to cope with full warehouses. Unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. The answer goes beyond standard inventory management.

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7 Ways AI Can Impact Your Supply Chain and Logistics Operations

Stord

Love it or fear it, Artificial Intelligence appears to be the new normal in everything, including supply chain and logistics operations. From improved customer experience to greater inventory planning and forecasting, AI promises to make all of our lives easier and reduce those all-too-common supply chain headaches.