Supply Chain Bar Code Scanning  

Supply Chain Bar Code Scanning   We recently surveyed supply chain organizations with the most...

Definition of Logistics

I was recently asked by a large food manufacturer to help them develop a formal...

Demand Variability Profiling

On the left (in green) is the ratio of the standard deviation of the mean...

Introduction to Supply

The third set of RightChain™ decisions work in the area of supply. Supply is the...

Supplier Visibility

Just as suppliers need visibility into our inventory levels to execute vendor managed inventory programs,...

Collaborative Planning

Just like there is an optimal production schedule for a factory that minimizes the total...

Sourcing Optimization

We also help make the sourcing and inventory connection with sourcing optimizations that take into...

Supplier Rationalization

The objective in supply base rationalization and consolidation is to minimize the number of suppliers...

Make-Buy Analysis

The first sourcing decision for each item is whether to make it or buy it.  The...

Inbound Logistics Stratification

The performance and activity classification of suppliers should be used in conjunction with the SKU...

Non-Conformance Chargebacks

An important follow-up to the creation of supplier certification criteria is the design of rewards...

Supplier Valuation and Segmentation

Based on performance to established targets and inbound logistics volumes, suppliers should be classified into...