Supply Chain Tactics

Many companies implement Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), but what they don't realise is that S&OP goes way beyond processes and systems. 'You have to deal with clashing interests, emotions and people who have different mindsets,' says Slimstock's Sales Director Jan Kraaijeveld. In his eyes, S&OP is where art and science meet.

Managing a food supply chain requires navigating numerous challenges, including high-cost pressure, increasing demand for traceability, and ensuring the resilience of the supply chain. But perhaps most crucially today, making sure sustainability is managed effectively.

For all companies, customer satisfaction is fundamental for success. Exceed customer expectations and you will reap the rewards of recurring income through increased loyalty and improved brand image.

In this article, we will take a closer look at the CCC (Cash Conversion Cycle). It’s a relatively complex KPI because to calculate it, we first need to calculate 3 other KPIs (DIO, DSO and DPO). Let's take a look at all of them below.

According to statistics across the supply chain industry, a staggering 8% of stock ends up as waste. Of course, this is an average. Some industries have far worse numbers than others.

The intelligent software Slim4 ensures optimal in-season allocation, reduces stockouts, overstock, and markdowns, and contributes to a higher full-price sell-through rate.

Stockouts and overstocks are two sides of the same coin. Importantly, though, both are very damaging to a company's bottom line. On the one hand, breakages result in lost sales and revenue that your company will miss or, at the very least, realise at a later date. On the other hand, overstocks become obsolete in your inventory and therefore devalue your stock.

Various challenges have been thrust upon distribution businesses of late, and there’s little sign of this stopping in the near future.

Discover how AI-powered demand planning tackles supply chain challenges. Learn skills needed & career paths in this evolving role. Explore now!

Stockouts are a glaring signal of supply chain issues, affecting profits and customer satisfaction. Prevent them with smart planning and great tools.

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Daan Majoor, Slimstock´s CTO with over 25 years at the helm of our product development, is responsible for advancing the Slimstock platform to help businesses conquer their supply chain challenges and forge a competitive advantage.

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Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a longstanding concept essential for food retailers as suppliers take a proactive role.