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How To Manage Inventory Effectively (2024 Guide)

Inventory management, business growth and expanding product ranges Businesses can expand their product portfolios for several reasons. Sometimes, because customers...

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Overcoming Black Friday inventory management challenges

Black Friday, 24 November, is one of the year’s biggest shopping days when physical stores and e-commerce tempt shoppers with...

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Overcoming inventory management challenges

The last few years have seen the world rocked by many chaotic events. The global pandemic, continuing extreme weather events,...

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Inventory planning to reduce Chinese New Year disruption

Smart inventory managers plan for Chinese New Year many months before the event. The more prepared you are, the greater...

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Overcoming minimum order quantity (MOQ) challenges

What is an MOQ, and how do you overcome its challenges? ABC, ERP, EOQ, JIT…acronyms are everywhere in inventory and...

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Warehouse Management Systems UK

Since the effects of the coronavirus pandemic hit businesses across the globe, supply chain digitalisation has moved to the top...

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning in supply chain management

As global supply chains become more complex, disruption in one link in the chain can significantly impact other areas. Having...

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Why inventory managers need to understand inventory value

Often, businesses focus on inventory management from a supply chain perspective – holding enough stock to meet customer demand and...

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How to develop an effective supply chain strategy

What is a supply chain strategy? A supply chain strategy explains how a company plans to bring goods into the...

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How to successfully implement just-in-case inventory management

In the early 1980s, just in time supply chain management emerged as a way for businesses to reduce stock levels...

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Shipping Container Shortages Explained & Optimisation Tactics

The effects of COVID-19 on global supply chains have been far-reaching. In particular, the shipping industry has been hit due...

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What are the fundamental differences between just-in-time and just-in-case stock control?

JIT v JIC stock management For years companies have operated a just-in-time (JIT) supply chain model, only ordering stock items...