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Merchandisers and manufacturers must manage inventory as part of the ongoing operations of business. A manufacturer must deal with raw materials inventory, work-in-progress inventory and finished ...

In machine shops, the “parts” — i.e., the raw materials, MRO supplies and equipment, works-in-progress, and the finished goods — are vital role in the success of the business. Without effective ...

Distribution managers oversee their employer's end of the supply chain bringing in a company's products and services and shipping them out to customers. Inventory management is the strategic ...

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Inventory management is critical if you want your business to operate efficiently and transparently. However, far too many businesses still make fundamental mistakes that unnecessarily compromise ...

No business operates in a vacuum. Yet many businesses have siloed data that doesn’t allow them to truly understand how one area of operations affects the other. And for product-based businesses, ...

Getting inventories right is hard—but why? In this age of advanced technology, ERP systems, and AI, one would expect companies to leverage these tools as a competitive advantage or, at the very least, ...

Inventory management is now considered a prime candidate for automation as manufacturers target opportunities to reduce costs, accelerate product delivery and make the most out of experienced talent.