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121: Have accurate data for better

forecasting

109: Have the ability to move heavy items

116: Less inventory in DC storage

118: More money to spend in other areas of the company

113: Improve cross dock efficiency

117: Customerssee available

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122: Have a better strategy

for planning

125: Less products are written off

111: Can efficiently track

inventory movement

108: Reduces inventory time spent

in staging for outbound items

110: Reduce labor force required to move inventory

114: Can reallocate employees to needed areas

102: Less money is tied up in inventory

(desired effect #3)

112: Data entry will be automated

104: Purchasing department and the warehouse are

communicating effectively to determine inventory levels

(desired effect #5)

101: There are minimal expiration date errors in the

receiving area (desired effect #2)

106: Have less discounted products

(desired effect #7)

103: There is a decreased percentage of

perishable inventory(desired effect #4)

105: Forecast accurately reflects

customers’ demands(desired effect #6)

107: Achieve expected net profits (desired effect #8)

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100: Real time information is

available to the customers

(desired effect #1)

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115: Increase product efficiency and productivity

119: Increases profits and

decreases costs

124: Have less unused inventory

122: The Exchange

discovers the customers’ wants

124:The Exchange Purchases inventory based on customer’s

needs

203: Have regular meetings between

purchasing managers and

the DC(Injection #3)

202: Upgrade the current computer systems

(Injection #2)

201: Build a new conveyer belt system

(Injection #1)

120: Can better allocate funds to focus on reducing

perishable inventory waste