future reality tree
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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
inventory in the DC
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James HanNatalie Woodham
Jeremy CarterAndy Mendoza
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