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Good post from Cognizant on CIO Magazine website, but way too many ads on the linked page. Analyzes how CIOs, VPs of infrastructure, and other IT leaders are tasked with modernizations under enormous pressure with some ideas to help.

Setting a target service level or fill rate is a strategic decision about inventory risk management. Choosing service levels can be difficult. Relevant factors include current service levels, replenishment lead times, cost constraints, the pain inflicted by shortages on you and your customers, and your competitive position. Target setting is often best approached as a collaboration among operations, sales and finance. Inventory optimization software is an essential tool in the process.

I had to link to this post from Kylie Kiser–it made me laugh, and think, as she describes how we all love Dynamics, but specific things are “weird” like addresses, activities (specifically security) and connections. Well done Kylie and thanks for posting!

Inventory management is not a squishy area where success can be described in vague language. Success here is a numbers game. There a number of key performance indicators (KPI’s) available to you, including Service Level, Fill Rate, Inventory Turns, Inventory Investment, and Inventory Operating Cost. Companies differ in the importance they assign to each metric such, but you can’t win without using some or all of these to keep score.

Safety stock is a critical component in any system of inventory management. Indeed, some inventory software treats safety stock as the key decision variable in the quest to balance inventory cost against item availability. Unfortunately, that approach is not the best way to strike the balance.

​This session gives you an overview how Microsoft Power BI can be deployed. The Focus is on the Cloud, Hybrid and on Premises. After the session you will have an idea which type should be the best for each scenario, because every project has different requirements. So there is no right or bad way – it depends on the project and also on the budget and some other regularities.

Welcome to the Decision Acceleration Community –a new website and user community built from the ground up by Dynamic Communities…

Dealing with various concerns related to the pandemic and the importance of maintaining food supply chains has caused many companies in these industries to focus on investing in automation technology and artificial intelligence. Many of these businesses were already investing in this technology, but COVID-19 has accelerated the process.