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CPG Manufacturer Uses Simulation Scenarios to Find Savings
August 20, 2014
Solution: Using simulation, the team was able to evaluate some potential compromises under real-world conditions to find the best solution.
Results: The first suggestion was to share safety stock, but to allocate cycle stock to particular market organizations. This still didn’t provide satisfactory savings, but a second attempt showed that by sharing 25 percent of their cycle stock as well, the market organizations could still get 70 percent of the desired savings.
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