Blog and news
News about the Statadventure Optimization Lab, and practical guides on inventory, purchasing and operations for manufacturers and distributors.
Product news
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The Statadventure Optimization Lab is open: sign up online
The Statadventure Optimization Lab is open for sign-up online: supply chain planning on your own data, with every improvement ranked in dollars, from $297 a month with users…
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New in the Lab: supplier confirmations for open purchase orders
Suppliers can now confirm open purchase order lines from one link, with no account, and the Statadventure Lab plans from their answers.
Latest articles
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ERP Data Cleanup Checklist for Manufacturers
Every supply chain improvement, from better reorder points to new software or AI, depends on data. If that data is incomplete or inconsistent, the results will be too.…
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Why a monthly purchased-parts review pays off
Purchased parts are where many plant problems begin. A supplier slips, a tariff changes or a part quietly stops moving, and nobody notices until it shows up as…
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Practical AI for small manufacturers’ supply chains
AI is everywhere in supply chain marketing, and it is hard to tell which claims are useful for a small manufacturer. The good news is that some AI…
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ERP, MRP or a planning add-on? How to choose
Software terms in supply chain overlap, and vendor websites do not always make the differences clear. If you are a small or mid-size manufacturer trying to improve planning,…
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Signs your plant has outgrown spreadsheet inventory management
Many small manufacturers run inventory planning in Excel, and there is nothing wrong with that. Spreadsheets are flexible, familiar and already paid for. But at some point, the…
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When to bring in a manufacturing operations consultant
Operations problems are often easy to feel and hard to name. The team is busy all day, overtime keeps rising, and yet orders still go out late. A…
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A right-sized S&OP process for small manufacturers
Sales and operations planning, usually called S&OP, has a reputation for being a heavy corporate process with long meetings and complex software. For a small manufacturer, it does…
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Inventory optimization consulting for small and mid-size manufacturers
Most manufacturers have the same inventory problem: too much of some parts and not enough of others. Cash is tied up on the shelf while the production line…
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12 questions to ask before hiring a supply chain consultant
Choosing a supply chain consultant is hard when every website sounds the same. The best way to compare them is to ask the same questions and listen carefully…
Put the ideas in these articles to work on your own data.