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Five steps to building a resilient supply chain

In the face of unprecedented global events that have posed significant challenges to businesses across the supply chain, the importance...

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Maximising bathroom inventory trends in 2024

The Bathroom Manufacturers Association revealed their emerging trends for 2024 at KBB Birmingham last week. As the bathroom manufacturing industry...

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Supply chain risk mitigation

As we ride each wave of supply chain disruption, we hope it will be the last. However, the world is...

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How to manage dead stock

Having enough stock to meet demand is fundamental to stock-holding businesses. Running out of stock leads to lost sales and...

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Supply chain cyber security: 5 ways to minimise threats

Unsurprisingly, given the increasing number of digital breaches and cyber attacks, supply chain security is a growing concern for many...

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Improving inventory planning during supply chain disruption

This post focuses on inventory planning and optimising stock levels during periods of supply chain disruption and erratic customer behaviour....

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How to overcome Red Sea supply chain disruption

Why are there global shipping issues? Once again, global shipping is experiencing potential long-term disruption, this time due to Houthi...

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The causes of excess inventory

8 reasons you’re carrying too much inventory What is excess inventory? Excess inventory refers to when stock for an item...

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Demystifying key inventory terms: Your inventory optimisation glossary  

Inventory optimisation is a complex but crucial aspect of supply chain management. However, if you haven’t heard of inventory optimisation,...

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What are the disadvantages of excess inventory?

Inventory is pivotal to business success. Without it, you can’t provide the items your customers need, and you’ll probably go...

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How to calculate forecast accuracy and forecast error

What is forecast accuracy? Forecast accuracy measures how close your demand forecast is to the actual demand value. You can...

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Supply chain and inventory trends for 2024

While watching the news can be challenging, as we see reports of the impact of war, catastrophic weather events and...

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