Optimizing Inventory Control & Processes for Manufacturing's "New Normal"
Albert Pang is Research Director for Enterprise Applications at IDC. With nearly 20 years of experience analyzing and writing about the software industry, Mr. Pang is considered an expert on ERP Software, and financial and human capital management applications markets. Mr. Pang is regularly quoted in business and technology media and publications from the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal, and he is a frequent speaker on such topics as ERP, workforce optimization, strategic sourcing, as well as fast-growing segments from HR performance management to services-based enterprise applications for the mid-market.
- Sourcing strategies
- Inventory optimization
- Visibility into supply chain
- Powerful business analytic
Yes,
the market has changed, and yes, it is going to continue to change. But as
businesses make the turn into a new kind of economy where demand is lower and
expectation is higher, they are learning to adjust. They recognize that cash is
the key to crossing the bridge between yesterday and tomorrow. But there is a
growing pool of questions among manufacturers around what to do next… What
processes can be optimized for sustainable growth? What user requirements rank
highest among like businesses? Where does inventory optimization come in? Where
should businesses focus in the coming months?
Albert Pang, IDC Research
Director and enterprise applications expert, is going to address the changes
manufacturers are facing in a recovering economy and the approach they can take
to be best prepared for it. Some of the components of the approach
are:
