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Article
March, 2016
Metals Manufacturing: Four Rules for Managing Inventory Better
Claudio Knizek, Amit Ganeriwalla, Felix Schuler, Mel Wolfgang, Marshall Akins, Thomas Frost, Janice Lee
Excess inventory in metals manufacturing can hide problems such as production bottlenecks, poor-quality manufacturing, and overly complex product portfolios. Today’s companies should follow four inventory-management strategies: keep it down, keep it simple, keep it moving, and keep an eye on it.
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Article
February, 2016
A New Procurement Strategy for Defense Contractors
Thomas Peddicord, Robert Tevelson, Greg Mallory, Matt Aaronson
US defense contractors are being squeezed on both sides. Their customer, the US government, is demanding more-affordable weapons systems, even as their suppliers continue to charge high prices. To respond effectively, contractors need to analyze costs systematically throughout the supply chain and take active steps to reduce them.
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Article
February, 2016
Leveraging Big Data to Manage Logistics
Andrew Loh, Simon-Pierre Monette, Andres Garro, Dustin Burke, Andreanne Leduc, Nicholas Malizia
For many major B2B enterprises, logistics networks have never been more complex. Most companies have already improved their ability to minimize logistics costs on a route-by-route level. But few take a holistic view of their networks and the associated costs. Five levers can help optimize logistics routes.
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