Insights for Inventory

RIGHTCHAIN INSIGHTS

Warehouse Layout Optimization

WAREHOUSE LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION course. Below is an excerpt from our new course on How to Layout a Warehouse: Seven Steps to an Optimal...

How to Slot a Warehouse

I started my work in slotting optimization over 30 years ago. From a DOS diskette to a desktop application to remote PC access,...

Supply Chain Space Optimization

In our early work with Honda, the company’s warehouse space utilization was in excess of 98 percent. When it came time to implement a new...

The Supply Chain Squeeze

HOW SUPPLY CHAIN PHILOSOPHIES ARE SOMETIMES USED AS SUBSTITUTES FOR COMMON SENSE, EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, AND/OR ANALYTICAL HARD WORK A few...

Is Inventory a Means or an End?

A few years ago I conducted a workshop for the operating committee of one of the world's largest industrial conglomerates. The heads of...

The Value of Visibility in Supply Chain Logistics

Inventory levels to a large degree are about trust. Since we tend to not trust what we can’t see, any place where there are blind spots...

How to Tailor Supply Chain Strategies for Unique Conditions

Dr. Frazelle explains how to incorporate unique economic, geographic and demographic conditions in to consideration when developing...

Sourcing and Supply Chain Strategy

The contentious drama between sourcing and supply chain strategy. Dr. Frazelle shares an all too common story of sourcing and supply...