Purchasing & Replenishment Blog

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Effective stock replenishment: the ‘why’ and the ‘how’

Stock replenishment processes are an important aspect of inventory management, as they ensure the right stock items are being reordered...

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Improving multi-channel eCommerce inventory management

What is multi-channel ecommerce inventory management? Businesses who have multiple sales channels, including on and offline, require multi-channel ecommerce inventory...

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7 Ways ERP inventory management add-ons can save time and money

How ERP add-ons can add value to your current system’s functionality Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are excellent for improving...

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A review of Business Central’s inventory planning and reordering policies

As any inventory manager will tell you, it doesn’t matter how sophisticated their ERP software is. They still have to...

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What is replenishment planning, and why do you need it?

The key to unlocking effective inventory replenishment planning UK businesses are under constant pressure to improve operational efficiency and service...

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How to improve inventory forecasting and replenishment

Inventory forecasting and replenishment Stock availability and speed of delivery are key factors for businesses in both B2B and B2C...

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6 inventory control techniques to optimise your stock management

Inventory control techniques that help optimise your stock management There are hundreds of inventory control blog posts on how to...

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ERP inventory management: How advanced is your ERP?

What is an ERP? Many organisations have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to collect, store, manage, and interpret data...

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The problem with the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model

The economic order quantity (EOQ) model is a fairly popular means of calculating inventory reorder quantities and working out how...

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Using the Economic Order Quantity formula in inventory management

The economic order quantity model is used in inventory management to support replenishment activity, but how useful is it in...

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What is stock availability, and how can you improve it?

Improving stock availability – without carrying excess stock For many businesses, stock availability is critical to delivering excellent customer service....