Service Level: Which one to use for Safety Stock?
In my experience in consulting projects related to Inventory Management, it is very common for us to be asked to define inventory policies […]
Stock coverage: importance and practical application of the indicator
The inventory coverage indicator is an essential metric for efficient inventory management in any company. It allows you to evaluate […]
Stock steals the show in Brazil's logistics costs in 2023
Article by Mauricio Lima and Alexandre Lobo In October/24 the 30th edition of the International Supply Chain Forum took place, and there we had the […]
The impact of inventory management on shareholder returns
The capital restriction for new investments makes companies seek to maximize the return on capital employed. For this, it is […]
Modular product design aiming to improve the Supply Chain – The case of the PlayStation 5
Portfolio management is definitely a major challenge for Supply Chain managers. The desire to offer more options to […]
ILOS research on the potential impacts of tax reform on companies’ logistics network
Article by Leo Laranjeira, Monica Barros and Uales Bessa
The logistics networks of most companies […]
Digital transformation in the supply chain: The role of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been gaining a lot of space, especially due to the popularization of AI based on generative machine learning, such as ChatGPT. O […]
The importance of inventory management
Can you imagine if, when arriving at a bar, you asked the waiter for a beer and he informed you that it would be necessary to wait […]
“Reduction”: Impacts, challenges and opportunities for the supply chain
Due to events that cause disruptions in the supply chain, such as the war in Eastern Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
The difference between inventory and storage
The concepts of inventory management and storage management can be somewhat confusing for some people to differentiate them, especially for those […]
How to know how serious the rupture is for your business?
The calculation of the size of the safety stock that a company must have is built from the balance of the […]
Economic Batch Purchase in practice
One of the most consolidated models in inventory management theory is the Economic Purchase Lot (LEC), which responds […]
