- Why can't we ship on time?
- Why do we have so much inventory yet we run out of parts?
- How much can we grow without adding staff?
- Is there an opportunity to significantly improve our gross profit margin?
- Can we free up working capital for other investment opportunities?
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Protecting your margins against raw material price volatility is more critical today than ever. On March 8th, 2012, Rick Pay and Steve Rosvold will present a seminar for Executives, "Hedging Your Bets: Enhance Profitability and Protect Your Gross Margin From Raw Materials Price Volatility" at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Vancouver, Washington. CEOs and CFOs are invited to learn how hedging and supply chain management strategy can contribute to a company's profitability. Click here to view a full description of the seminar.
On January 11th, 2012, Rick Pay and Dan Weedin presented "Fires, Floods, and Fraud...Oh My!", a seminar on preventing crisis in your company and supply chain. Click here to view a description of the seminar.
The March 2011 earthquake in Japan drew new attention to how companies should manage risk in their supply chains, and whether JIT inventory practices are still a good idea. Rick's latest Executive Briefing, Supply Chain Risk Management: Tornadoes and Earthquakes and Floods, Oh My! shows how properly constructed supply chains are almost entirely disaster proof. By developing strong supply chain strategies, using supplier partnerships, and building risk management plans, companies can avoid the dangers in the supply management forest.