THE OPTIMAL ROLE OF OPTIMAL INVENTORY IN SUPPLY CHAINS AND BUSINESS

Information Sharing

Coordinated Planning

Efficiency Improvement

Poor Demand Signal Processing

• Sell-Thru • POS Data • Consumer Direct • Warehouse Withdrawls

• VMI • CRP • DRP

• Lead Time Reduction • Postponement

Bullwhip Counter Attacks

Batching for Economies of Scale

• Consolidated Shipments • Truckload Assortments • Mixed SKU Pallets Cross-Docking

• EDI • CAO • Setup Reduction • PO Cost Reduction

Price Fluctuations and Promotions Shortage Gaming

• EDLP • ABC

• Allocation Based on Past Sales

• Forecast Sharing • Capacity and Inventory Sharing

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