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Inventory Control

Configuration Scenario

 


Key Performance Indicators

  • Average Inventory
  • End of Life Inventory
  • Forecast Accuracy
  • Inventory Days of Supply (Quantity)
  • Inventory Turnover
  • Inventory Turnover (Quantity)
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  • See also

  • Oxford University Press
  • RCS

  • Comprises the management of stock level and triggering its supply according to demand.

    Business Goals & Objectives


    Improving Customer Service

    Improve forecast accuracy
    Improve process efficiency
    Reduce late orders
    Reduce order lead-time
    Reduce out-of-stock situation

    Increase Speed & Efficiency

    Automate - eliminate errors due to manual processes
    Improve data accuracy and availability

    Lowering Working Capital

    Reduce material and component obsolescence

    Reducing Operating Costs & Increasing Efficiency

    Improve inventory visibility

     



    Business Processes

    Demand PlanningSAP Component or Feature Available

    Toolbox with flexible interactive planning possibilities, to create a demand plan on any level of detail. Promotion Planning capabilities are included. Different forecasting algorithms and flexible macros, to carry out any kind of calculation or check, are offered as well as collaboration possibilities.

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP Supply Chain Management for Media
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    Safety Stock PlanningSAP Component or Feature Available
    Safety stock is the quantity of additional stock procured and/or held to satisfy unexpectedly high fluctuation in demand. Safety Stock Planning Planning allows you to meet a target service level while creating a minimum necessary amount of safety stock throughout your entire supply chain for all intermediate and finished products at their respective locations.

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP Supply Chain Management for Media
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