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In completing audits of its manufacturing and supply partners, Seventh Generation found significant room for improvement, and as a result plans to increase the number of audits conducted this year to 10, up from five last year. |
i2 Inventory Optimization is designed to allow companies to continuously
manage inventory policies to optimize performance against business
objectives, changing market conditions and supply chain constraints. The
solution supports inventory planning for life-cycle events across the
entire supply chain spanning procurement of raw material and components,
manufacturing of semi-finished goods and distribution of end-products.
With these new capabilities, companies can now apply best practices of
postponement and risk-pooling to efficiently handle promotions and
lifecycle events such as new product introduction, last-time buy, and
product transitions. In today’s economy, companies can leverage these
proven practices to reduce cost and free up cash while improving service
levels.
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| The supply chain world is experiencing a major structural shift as more companies rely on a community of partners worldwide to carry out the complex dance of designing, manufacturing, and distributing products. Today, the majority of supply chain activity already takes place in a virtual, “cloud-like” environment—outside the four walls of one company, across a global web of trading partners. This new approach, called Community Supply Chain Management, demands a new technology model and cloud computing is a natural fit.Read more at www.scmr.com |
PRLog (Press Release) –
Jul 20, 2009 – Livonia, MI – During these times of economic uncertainty, companies are seeking effective strategies and best practices to weather the storm and gain a competitive advantage for the inevitable recovery. A recent survey found that supply-chain management costs accounts for 60% to 90% of total costs for most manufacturing and distribution companies. Thus attacking these costs is vital to weathering the recession and improving bottom line profit. To help companies streamline their supply chains and capitalize on this golden opportunity, PES has launched a service specializing in Supply Chain Operational Excellence using the Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR), a tool used by nearly 1,000 successful organizations around the world to evaluate and improve supply chain performance.
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