Topic: Inventory Management



Explainer: Responsibility for the Right Destination

Getting the destination right is absolutely a matter of getting the ship-to address correct. Whether conveying goods for use or for sale, ensuring that the destination address is accurate, and…

Norman Katz article series outlines the steps to achieving the Perfect Order

Consultant Norman Katz has written a series of articles leveraging Dr. Edward J. Marien’s Customer’s Bill of Rights to identify the key strategies and approaches to creating the Perfect Order.

Explainer: Typical supply chain metrics

It is not enough for vendors to let retailers measure their supply chain performance and react when they get a bad report card. Vendors should be proactively monitoring themselves and assessing…

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Explainer: Responsibility for the Right Destination

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Getting the destination right is absolutely a matter of getting the ship-to address correct. Whether conveying goods for use or for sale, ensuring that the destination address is accurate, and clearly marked on the shipping container is something that the shipper needs to make…

Norman Katz article series outlines the steps to achieving the Perfect Order

Monday, February 17, 2025 · SCMR Staff
Consultant Norman Katz has written a series of articles leveraging Dr. Edward J. Marien’s Customer’s Bill of Rights to identify the key strategies and approaches to creating the Perfect Order.

Explainer: Typical supply chain metrics

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
It is not enough for vendors to let retailers measure their supply chain performance and react when they get a bad report card. Vendors should be proactively monitoring themselves and assessing their own software systems and operations, making corrections before letting bad…

Explainer: Retailer-vendor tips

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Retailers and vendors need each other in what should be a symbiotic relationship. Here are some tips that each can implement to help in this common effort.

The Perfect Order: Conclusion

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Quite simply, and by its own definition, Dr. Edward Marien’s Customer’s Bill of Rights is a customer-focused business model that places the customer first and foremost. It is also the foundation for delivering the Perfect Order.

The Perfect Order: Are returns a customer right?

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
The original Customer’s Bill of Rights featured 8 rights. But, given the proliferation of e-commerce today, should the right to return also be a customer right?

Explainer: Finding the Right Cost

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Runaway costs eat away at money that could have been used for the benefit of the company like upgrading software systems, hiring additional employees, or training employees. That means root-cause analysis is required to identify all costs.

The Perfect Order: Right Cost

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
The Right Cost is not the lowest cost but is the necessary cost to ensure that the order is perfectly conveyed for use or sale based on the customer’s requirements and expectations.

The Perfect Order: Right Documentation

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Most goods include documentation, and increasingly, that documentation includes physical specifications and electronic transactions.

Explainer: Finding the Right Time

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Customers don’t care about supply chain problems, they simply want their product. It’s up to the supply chain to deliver at the right time.

The Perfect Order: Right Time

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
At the Right Time is when the customer requires or expects the item to be delivered. Based on this, the timing of the preparation and transportation to get the item to the customer needs to be thought through to ensure that all operational steps have sufficient time to be…

Explainer: Defining the Right Condition

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
When it comes to retail supply chain vendor compliance, ensuring that goods are ready for use and sale. In the retail industry, that means something meeting Floor Ready Guidelines, first established in 1986 for the purpose of developing supply chain standards.

The Perfect Order: Right Condition

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Whether raw materials, components, or finished goods, the product delivered should be ready for the purpose intended. Ensuring that the goods are delivered in the right condition requires, first and foremost, that the goods themselves are produced to the quality standard that…

The Perfect Order: Right Destination

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Whether you are receiving goods or shipping goods, getting the destination correct is a basic tenet for any business and its ultimate success.

The Perfect Order: Right Source

Monday, February 17, 2025 · Norman Katz
Outsourcing a process does not mean you have outsourced responsibility. Businesses own their supply chains, so selecting the right source for materials is critical to customer success.
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