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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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What does a supply chain consultant actually do?
“Supply chain consultant” covers a wide range of work, from global network redesign at large corporations to fixing reorder points in a forty-person machine shop. If you run…
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Supply chain consultant or full-time hire? How to decide
When a small or mid-size manufacturer feels supply chain pain, the first instinct is often to hire. Someone needs to own purchasing, planning or inventory, so a job…
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EOQ vs MOQ: which order quantity should you use?
Economic order quantity (EOQ) and minimum order quantity (MOQ) both describe how much to order, but they answer different questions. EOQ is the order size that keeps your…
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How to calculate landed cost, step by step
Landed cost is the total cost of getting a product to your door, ready to sell or use. The supplier’s invoice is only the starting point; freight, insurance,…
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Safety stock formula: three methods compared
Safety stock is the extra inventory you hold to protect against two kinds of uncertainty: customers buying more than usual, and suppliers delivering later than usual. There is…
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Reorder point formula: how to calculate ROP with an example
The reorder point is the stock level that tells you to place the next purchase order. Set it too low and you run out while the order is…
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Supply Chain Software & AI Vendor Roundup: Sept 2026
A dated, sourced roundup of September announcements from o9, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, Manhattan Associates, Descartes and Flexport, with a plain note on what each could mean for a…
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Logistics & Freight Company Roundup: September 2026
A dated, sourced roundup of September news from J.B. Hunt, UPS, FedEx, DHL Express, Maersk and C.H. Robinson, with a short note on what each item means for…
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Warehouse Automation for Mid-Size Plants: 2026 Lessons
Robots are moving into inventory counting, container unloading and pallet transport. Three September deployments, plus new IFR and A3 data, show where warehouse automation fits for a mid-size…
Put the ideas in these articles to work on your own data.