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Are Retailer-Demanded Price Cuts Killing Your Bottom Line?
Here are some cost reduction tips to help offset the financial impact of lowered retailer purchase pricing Organizations today are spending as much…
CFOs: Taking Charge with Analytics
So much has been written about the promise of business analytics to analyze data for competitive advantage. But, who should own analytics?…
The Problem with Spreadsheets for BI
All of us at times have extended the use of spreadsheets past their intended application ― frequently into the world of database…
Dashboard Design: 5 Pitfalls to Avoid
As the benefits of performance measurement become more broadly known, analysts are seeing a tremendous uptick in the number of organizations that…
Supply Chain Agility: How Important Is It?
Agility (or the ability to move quickly and easily) is a desirable trait in almost any situation ― particularly as it relates to…
Why We Struggle To Optimize Inventory
Optimization is defined as making the “best” of anything. The true meaning is in defining what is the “best.” In the case…
Getting SALES To Cooperate With Forecasting (Gulp!)
There are 2 and ½ good reasons to gain input from sales people during the forecasting process. First is to provide feedback…
Why Have a Supply Chain Information Repository?
Big data and corporate data warehouses have been expanding exponentially with information that’s not exactly a benefit to the operations and supply…
Analyzing and Managing Supply Chain Risks
The financial health of an enterprise today is directly dependent upon the health of their supply chain. With that exposure, it is…
Creating and Executing an Inventory Plan
Inventory is one of the largest assets on the balance sheet of most manufacturing and distribution companies ― understandably making it a…