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    <title>Inventory Planning Blog</title>
    <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog</link>
    <description>Valogix Blog: Inventory Planning. Thoughts for retailers, wholesale distributors, manufacturers and partners.</description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:19:51 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2024-06-21T12:19:51Z</dc:date>
    <dc:language>en-us</dc:language>
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      <title>5 Types Of Inventory Costs [Explained with Examples]</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/5-types-of-inventory-costs-explained-with-examples</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/5-types-of-inventory-costs-explained-with-examples" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/5%20Types%20Of%20Inventory%20Costs%20%5BExplained%20with%20Examples%5D.png" alt="5 Types Of Inventory Costs [Explained with Examples]" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #102d7b;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Discover the different types of inventory costs and how they impact your business.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/5-types-of-inventory-costs-explained-with-examples" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/5%20Types%20Of%20Inventory%20Costs%20%5BExplained%20with%20Examples%5D.png" alt="5 Types Of Inventory Costs [Explained with Examples]" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #102d7b;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Discover the different types of inventory costs and how they impact your business.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2F5-types-of-inventory-costs-explained-with-examples&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>inventory optimization</category>
      <category>Inventory Planning Solutions</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:19:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/5-types-of-inventory-costs-explained-with-examples</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-06-21T12:19:51Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why You Need a Dedicated Inventory Optimization and Forecasting Software</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/why-you-need-a-dedicated-inventory-optimization-and-forecasting-software</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/why-you-need-a-dedicated-inventory-optimization-and-forecasting-software" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/double%20exposure%20of%20businessman%20hand%20working%20with%20blank%20net%20work%20diagram%20as%20digital%20cloud%20concept.jpeg" alt="Why You Need a Dedicated Inventory Optimization and Forecasting Software" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #102d7b;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Discover the benefits of using a dedicated inventory optimization and forecasting software to streamline your business operations, minimize stockouts, and maximize profits.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/why-you-need-a-dedicated-inventory-optimization-and-forecasting-software" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/double%20exposure%20of%20businessman%20hand%20working%20with%20blank%20net%20work%20diagram%20as%20digital%20cloud%20concept.jpeg" alt="Why You Need a Dedicated Inventory Optimization and Forecasting Software" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #102d7b;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Discover the benefits of using a dedicated inventory optimization and forecasting software to streamline your business operations, minimize stockouts, and maximize profits.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2Fwhy-you-need-a-dedicated-inventory-optimization-and-forecasting-software&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>inventory optimization</category>
      <category>Inventory Planning Solutions</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 16:15:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/why-you-need-a-dedicated-inventory-optimization-and-forecasting-software</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-05-09T16:15:16Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>Improve Cash Flow with Better Inventory Planning</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/improve-cash-flow-with-better-inventory-planning</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/improve-cash-flow-with-better-inventory-planning" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/Improve%20Cash%20Flow%20with%20Better%20Inventory%20Planning.png" alt="Improve Cash Flow with Better Inventory Planning" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3b5aa8;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Discover how to boost your business's cash flow by implementing effective inventory planning strategies.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/improve-cash-flow-with-better-inventory-planning" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/Improve%20Cash%20Flow%20with%20Better%20Inventory%20Planning.png" alt="Improve Cash Flow with Better Inventory Planning" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3b5aa8;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Discover how to boost your business's cash flow by implementing effective inventory planning strategies.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2Fimprove-cash-flow-with-better-inventory-planning&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>inventory optimization</category>
      <category>Inventory Planning Solutions</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/improve-cash-flow-with-better-inventory-planning</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-03-19T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Improve Your Bottom Line with Better Inventory Management</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/improve-your-bottom-line-with-better-inventory-management</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/improve-your-bottom-line-with-better-inventory-management" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/improve-your-bottom-line-with-better-inventory-management.png" alt="Improve Your Bottom Line with Better Inventory Management" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3b5aa8;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Discover how effective inventory management can significantly impact your business's profitability.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/improve-your-bottom-line-with-better-inventory-management" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/improve-your-bottom-line-with-better-inventory-management.png" alt="Improve Your Bottom Line with Better Inventory Management" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3b5aa8;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Discover how effective inventory management can significantly impact your business's profitability.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2Fimprove-your-bottom-line-with-better-inventory-management&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>inventory optimization</category>
      <category>Inventory Planning Solutions</category>
      <category>optimized inventory planning</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:30:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/improve-your-bottom-line-with-better-inventory-management</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-02-26T14:30:53Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>How Bad Inventory Management Results In Lost Customers</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/how-bad-inventory-management-results-in-lost-customers</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/how-bad-inventory-management-results-in-lost-customers" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/Metal%20stillage%20in%20a%20warehouse%20with%20cartons.jpeg" alt="How Bad Inventory Management Results In Lost Customers" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3b5aa8;"&gt;Learn how poor inventory management can lead to dissatisfied customers and lost sales.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/how-bad-inventory-management-results-in-lost-customers" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/Metal%20stillage%20in%20a%20warehouse%20with%20cartons.jpeg" alt="How Bad Inventory Management Results In Lost Customers" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3b5aa8;"&gt;Learn how poor inventory management can lead to dissatisfied customers and lost sales.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-bad-inventory-management-results-in-lost-customers&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Forecasting Inventory</category>
      <category>Inventory Planning Solutions</category>
      <category>optimized inventory planning</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:38:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/how-bad-inventory-management-results-in-lost-customers</guid>
      <dc:date>2024-01-15T15:38:10Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>Dynamic Inventory Planning in the Cloud</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/dynamic-inventory-planning-in-the-cloud</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/dynamic-inventory-planning-in-the-cloud" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/images/dell_servers-resized-600.jpg" alt="Dynamic Inventory Planning in the Cloud" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;New inventory planning technologies and the Cloud can provide just the right environment for better local and global planning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/dynamic-inventory-planning-in-the-cloud" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/images/dell_servers-resized-600.jpg" alt="Dynamic Inventory Planning in the Cloud" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;New inventory planning technologies and the Cloud can provide just the right environment for better local and global planning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2Fdynamic-inventory-planning-in-the-cloud&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>advanced inventory planning solutions</category>
      <category>optimized inventory planning</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 03:20:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/dynamic-inventory-planning-in-the-cloud</guid>
      <dc:date>2023-12-14T03:20:41Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>What is Optimization Theory and Why It Matters</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/what-is-optimization-theory-and-why-it-matters</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/what-is-optimization-theory-and-why-it-matters" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/Metal%20stillage%20in%20a%20warehouse%20with%20cartons.jpeg" alt="What is Optimization Theory and Why It Matters" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;Inventory Planning Technologies and How Optimization Theory Remains a Key Element.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/what-is-optimization-theory-and-why-it-matters" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/Metal%20stillage%20in%20a%20warehouse%20with%20cartons.jpeg" alt="What is Optimization Theory and Why It Matters" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;Inventory Planning Technologies and How Optimization Theory Remains a Key Element.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-is-optimization-theory-and-why-it-matters&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Supply Chain Managment</category>
      <category>optimized inventory planning</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:11:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/what-is-optimization-theory-and-why-it-matters</guid>
      <dc:date>2023-11-14T13:11:41Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>Inventory Challenges Increase with Global Supply Chains</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/inventory-challenges-increase-with-global-supply-chains</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/inventory-challenges-increase-with-global-supply-chains" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/images/globe_free-resized-600.jpg" alt="Inventory Challenges Increase with Global Supply Chains" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;New Inventory Planning Technologies and the Cloud can Provide just the Right Environment for Better Global Planning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/inventory-challenges-increase-with-global-supply-chains" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/images/globe_free-resized-600.jpg" alt="Inventory Challenges Increase with Global Supply Chains" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;New Inventory Planning Technologies and the Cloud can Provide just the Right Environment for Better Global Planning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2Finventory-challenges-increase-with-global-supply-chains&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Supply Chain Managment</category>
      <category>optimized inventory planning</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:23:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/inventory-challenges-increase-with-global-supply-chains</guid>
      <dc:date>2023-10-10T13:23:55Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>Inventory Forecasting – The Beginning or End of Planning?</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/inventory-forecasting-the-beginning-or-end-of-planning</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/inventory-forecasting-the-beginning-or-end-of-planning" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/images/cloud_money-resized-600.jpg" alt="Inventory Forecasting – The Beginning or End of Planning?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;h2&gt;Foreword&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0in;"&gt;In today’s dynamic business climate, companies are looking for simple ways to reduce waste and improve profitability. Going through many business cycles or phases faster than ever, new technology initiatives must be affordable, easy to implement, and have a high, measurable rate of return.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/inventory-forecasting-the-beginning-or-end-of-planning" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/images/cloud_money-resized-600.jpg" alt="Inventory Forecasting – The Beginning or End of Planning?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;Foreword&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 0in;"&gt;In today’s dynamic business climate, companies are looking for simple ways to reduce waste and improve profitability. Going through many business cycles or phases faster than ever, new technology initiatives must be affordable, easy to implement, and have a high, measurable rate of return.&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2Finventory-forecasting-the-beginning-or-end-of-planning&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Inventory Planning</category>
      <category>Supply Chain</category>
      <category>forecasting</category>
      <category>inventory management</category>
      <category>Inventory Planning Solutions</category>
      <category>inventory forecasting</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/inventory-forecasting-the-beginning-or-end-of-planning</guid>
      <dc:date>2023-09-06T15:01:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>e-Commerce Forcing Companies to Improve Inventory &amp; Supply Chain Planning</title>
      <link>https://info.valogix.com/blog/e-commerce-forcing-companies-to-improve-inventory-supply-chain-planning</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/e-commerce-forcing-companies-to-improve-inventory-supply-chain-planning" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/dreamstimefree_127193282.jpg" alt="e-Commerce Forcing Companies to Improve Inventory &amp;amp; Supply Chain Planning" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;A more complex global environment is creating significant inventory challenges for manufacturing inventory planning. &lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;Manufacturing companies need to become more innovative and resourceful to compete in today’s global marketplace. Many manufacturers not only produce goods for other manufacturers, but they are also now selling their products directly to other manufacturers (B2B commerce) and even consumers (B2C commerce). The use of e-Commerce rising so dramatically has added more challenges for managing both production and finished goods inventories. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://info.valogix.com/blog/e-commerce-forcing-companies-to-improve-inventory-supply-chain-planning" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://info.valogix.com/hubfs/dreamstimefree_127193282.jpg" alt="e-Commerce Forcing Companies to Improve Inventory &amp;amp; Supply Chain Planning" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;A more complex global environment is creating significant inventory challenges for manufacturing inventory planning. &lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;Manufacturing companies need to become more innovative and resourceful to compete in today’s global marketplace. Many manufacturers not only produce goods for other manufacturers, but they are also now selling their products directly to other manufacturers (B2B commerce) and even consumers (B2C commerce). The use of e-Commerce rising so dramatically has added more challenges for managing both production and finished goods inventories. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=85404&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.valogix.com%2Fblog%2Fe-commerce-forcing-companies-to-improve-inventory-supply-chain-planning&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Finfo.valogix.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Inventory Planning</category>
      <category>Inventory Planning Solutions</category>
      <category>Demand Forecasting</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://info.valogix.com/blog/e-commerce-forcing-companies-to-improve-inventory-supply-chain-planning</guid>
      <dc:date>2023-08-01T15:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Rich Vaccaro</dc:creator>
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