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 […]
When to centralize and when to decentralize inventory?
I have already written here in this same space about the dilemma of companies in producing to order (make to order) or producing to stock (make […]
Innovation in inventory management as a means of differentiation
With the advancement and consolidation of changes in habits brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the search for a better level of service […]
The hidden costs of TCO
Supply chain decision makers such as transportation, inventory, warehousing managers, buyers, planners, etc., are all the time […]
Review of inventory policy parameters
Over the months of 2020, the population has been adapting to the decrease in quarantine and the relaxation of […]
Effects of the pandemic on cycle stock
The stock has 5 basic functions, which are important for us to know in order to arrive at its best sizing. In the post The five functions of […]
How to size the safety stock?
A couple of years ago I wrote a post about the five functions of inventories, which is the logistics function that I most identify with. […]
Operation with low shelf life products
Greater access to information has transformed consumer behavior with regard to health. More and more people […]
The neglected role of inventory
I have noticed that some retail or direct selling companies have an extra challenge when it comes to planning inventories. […]
Applying the Root Rule in safety stock sizing in a network change
In a construction project or revision of the logistics network, among the costs that must be evaluated is the cost of inventory. […]
The importance and challenge of measuring retail disruption
Have you ever been asked, at the end of your purchases at a retail establishment, if you had not found an item that you […]
