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What Is Process Improvement?Process improvement, also known as business process improvement, is the systematic practice of identifying, analyzing, and enhancing existing business processes to optimize performance, meet best practice standards, or imp...
hashtagsFrom Parts to People: How My Supply Chain Background Supercharged My HR Strategy Work I spent years working in supply chain — optimizing inventory, preventing excess, managing reactive purchases, and constantly asking: What’s the cost if we ...
#HRTransformation #SupplyChainToHR #TransferableSkills #ServiceOperations #ProcessLeadership #AgileThinking #WorkforcePlanning #SharedServicesSuccessUnlocking $5MM/Year in Savings: How New Buys Analytics Can Transform Your Inventory Strategy In a real-world case at one global technology company, we achieved $5 million in annual savings — not through drastic cuts or sweeping restructures, b...
#InventorySavings #CostAvoidance #SupplyChainExcellence #InventoryAnalytics #ProcurementStrategy #SmartBuying #AgileSupplyChain #PlanningOptimization #RiskBasedDecisions #PreventiveMaintenanceManaging Excess & Obsolescence: A Critical Process That Can’t Be on Autopilot In inventory management, the Excess and Obsolescence (E&O) process can sometimes feel like a background task — but when mismanaged, it becomes an urgent, high-...
#InventoryManagement #ExcessAndObsolescence #EandOProcess #SupplyChainInsights #DataDrivenDecisions #InventoryAnalytics #OperationalExcellence #LeanInventory #RiskMitigation #StrategicProcurementChallenges and Opportunities of Leading a Reactive Purchases Team in Supply Chain In supply chain operations, few roles are as high-pressure and fast-moving as those in a reactive purchases team. These teams step in when a needed part isn’t av...
#SupplyChainLeadership #ReactivePurchasing #InventoryStrategy #ProcurementChallenges #StockOptimization #SLACompliance #SupplyChainResilience #GrayMarketRisks #CostOfUrgency #DataDrivenProcurementIn a global technology company operating in the inventory management and supply chain space, our team was tasked with migrating 8 reporting roles from the U.S. to Costa Rica. These roles were primarily focused on inventory and sales order reporting, ...
#ProcessOptimization #SupplyChainAutomation #InventoryManagement #ReportingEfficiency #DataAutomation #LeanOperations #ExcelVBA #SAP #Hyperion #SupplyChainExcellence