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January 23 Webinar – Inventory Productivity: Missing Link Between Supply Chain Management and Sales

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jonathan Byrnes

I will be presenting a live webinar, Inventory Productivity: Missing Link Between Supply Chain Management and Sales, on Monday, January 23 from noon to 1 p.m. EST, offered by the MIT System Design and Management Program Systems Thinking Webinar Series. … read on →

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What’s Wrong With a 95% Service Level?

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

Customer service level is a core measure of company performance. This measure seems completely obvious: after all, if you increase your line-fill or case-fill from 94% to 96%, your customers will surely be much more satisfied. And satisfied customers will … read on →

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Managing in a Deflationary Economy – A View From Malaysia

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Jonathan Byrnes

Today’s economic news features descriptions of our stalled economy, punctuated by concerns that we may slip into deflation. Most U.S. managers have not had direct experience with managing in a deflationary economy. This economic environment creates extraordinary challenges and requires … read on →

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Three Missing Steps in Supply Chain Optimization

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Jonathan Byrnes

I just finished an interview with a journalist who is writing on the importance of supply chain optimization. This writer is addressing a set of distributors of products that have relatively low value for their weight and volume. This makes … read on →

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