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1
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Raw materials (grown, mined, or made) ships to

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Supplier

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Supplier provides to

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Manufacturer

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Manufacturer makes

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Products

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Products are delivered to

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Distributor

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5
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Distributor sells and delivers to

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Customer

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6
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Customer demands

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Products

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7
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Problems with Traditional Order Processing

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  • lacks integration
  • negatively impacts customer service
  • slow, time-consuming process
  • increases chances for human error
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Cycle Review Questions

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  • is my line point still valid?
  • any changes in the market, customers, or competition factors: add or subtract amount stocked
  • what is the lead time
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Safety Stock Questions

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  • can we afford to have a “stock out” of this item?
  • risk tolerance or aversion
  • confidence in vendor
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Effective Quantity Questions

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  • amount physically on-hand
  • any on order or transfer in
  • less backorders, reserved, or transfers out
  • this is what you can actually sell
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11
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Inventory Management equation

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Art (knowledge & experience) + Science (technology)

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12
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5S’s

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  • source
  • stock
  • store
  • sell
  • ship
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13
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4 support services

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  • IT
  • HR
  • Finance
  • Transportation
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14
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4 critical questions catalog answers

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  • what is it?
  • what is the cost/price?
  • where is it?
  • where did it come from?
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Immediate Invoice

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  • cash, check, or credit card taken when the order is placed
  • allocates stock
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COD

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  • Collect on Delivery: pick up or delivery to customer
  • allocates stock
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17
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Pick Ticket

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  • updates normal sales history buckets
  • updates item demand
  • schedule delivery
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18
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ERP (acronym)

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Enterprise Resource Planning

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19
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ERP Definition

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integrates:
- product planning
- development
- manufacturing
- sales
- purchasing
- inventory
- marketing

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ERP is the ____ that binds or integrates the different computer systems for a large organization

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Glue

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21
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4 Major Reasons to have ERP

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1) integrate all your key functions as a distributor
2) helps you do what you have to to do mo better
3) enhances customer service
4) increases visibility which enhances your ability to manage

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22
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Why sales analysis? Allows for stratification of ________

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PRODUCTS & CUSTOMERS

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23
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Why Sales Analysis? How well are we doing?

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  • optimizing inventory
  • making/optimizing profit
  • meeting sales goals
  • how is the salesforce doing
  • do we need to make changes
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24
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Sales Analysis answers 3 questions

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1) what are we selling
2) who are we selling to the most
3) who are my best salespersons
4) don’t forget the why? these happened

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25
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To be effective sales analysis should be ___&____ on the ___, ___, & ___

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  • HOLISTIC & FOCUSED
  • past, present, and future
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26
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Buyers report card

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  • what’s the turn on inventory? too often/infrequent)
  • are we optimizing inventory?
  • problem areas?
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27
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Ideal Turnover Ratio

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Between 6 and 12

28
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Too high of inventory turnover means…

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not keeping enough products in stock

29
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Too low of inventory turnover means…

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company keeps to much inventory

30
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Order Processing

31
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Pricing

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Make money & remain competitive

32
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Inventory Control

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Managing the warehouse

33
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Sales Analysis

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what, who, & whom

34
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General Ledger

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Assets & liabilities

35
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Accounts Receivable

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Customer owes us

36
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Accounts Payable

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We own Vendor

37
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Truck Routing

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When & Who do I deliver

38
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Transfers

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Move from one branch to another branch

39
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Receiving

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Inventory In

40
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Purchasing

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Buying from vendors

41
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Inventory Management

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How much do we order & when

42
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Factors impacting Inventory Management

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  • Market
  • Economy
  • Competition
  • Vendors
  • Customers
  • Mother Nature
  • Man-Made Events
43
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ERP gives ROQ , but distributors ___&___ can change that

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Knowledge & Experience

44
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Objective of Inventory Management

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OPTIMIZE inventory

45
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Cycle Item

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Regular buying pattern based on inventory management guidelines

46
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FOR CYCLE ITEM, if effective quantity < line point…

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order up to line point

47
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EOQ Item

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buy a larger quantity less often to reduce ordering/carrying costs

48
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FOR EOQ ITEM, if effective quantity < or = line point…

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order up to line point or EOQ whichever is greater

49
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Inventory Management or control: How much do we stock

A

Inventory management

50
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Inventory Management or control: what do we stock?

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Inventory Management

51
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Inventory Management or control: When do we order?

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Inventory management

52
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Inventory Management or control: How much do we order?

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Inventory Management

53
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Inventory Management or control: How do we organize our warehouse?

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Inventory Control

54
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Inventory Management or control: Where do we put item in our warehouse - row, bin, & shelf?

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Inventory Control

55
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Inventory Management or control: What is our inventory turn?

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Inventory Control

56
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Inventory Management or control: How do we handle our inventory?

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Inventory Control

57
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Inventory Management or control: Cycle or complete inventory?

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Inventory Control

58
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Inventory Management or control: How well are our vendors doing?

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Inventory Control

59
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4 Rs of Inventory Management

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  • Right Things
  • Right Price
  • Right Time
  • Right Quantity
61
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Pricing Hierarchy based on…

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  • Customers
  • Vendors
  • Products
  • Combination
62
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What’s in charge of “stock the right things in the right quantity”?

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Inventory management & Sales Analysis

63
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What’s in charge of “Sell of the right price”?

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Order Processing, Sales Analysis, and Pricing

64
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What’s in charge of “ship the right things to the right place at the right time”?

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Order Processing & Cycle Counting

65
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What’s in charge of “Use the right technology to do things the right way”?

66
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What’s in charge of “Make happy customers”?

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Customer Service

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