Making the Right Inventory Optimization Decisions

by Adam Cavanagh | Aug 26, 2020 | Resources

The success of inventory optimization – and ultimately, positive customer service – relies on a multitude of decisions. Choices are required at every stage of the process to ensure not only that the right products are in the right place, at the right time, but also...

Achieving Inventory Service Levels in 2020 – can we just start again?

by Adam Cavanagh | Aug 20, 2020 | Resources

Nobody said this year was going to be easy, but who would have forecast we’d be in this situation 6 months ago? Although COVID-19 first hit the news cycle in December, there was no mention of UK lockdown until at least early March. In fact, rather like Michael Fish...

Access the Value of Inventory Optimization

by Adam Cavanagh | Aug 13, 2020 | Resources

There is a large difference between managing and optimizing your inventory. ERP systems can track items; provide the data required to analyse sales and inform the process from initial purchase order to payment, but they can’t handle supply chain optimization.  ...

The Trouble with Excel: Part 2 – Where Spreadsheets Come Really Unstuck

by Adam Cavanagh | Jul 28, 2020 | Resources

We’ve previously addressed some of the fundamental issues with employing an Excel-based system. The weaknesses of these models is currently being brought into particularly sharp relief by the volatility of demand levels and changing consumer behaviour. Here, we’re...

There’s no ‘I’ in S&OP. Are you missing a trick?

by Adam Cavanagh | Jun 25, 2020 | Resources

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) gets a lot of attention in tough economic times.   Given the volatility caused by the recent crisis it’s an essential process and everybody will be scrutinising their plans and forecasts right now as the future they had...