How does the 'Inventory Management' stage interact with the 'Production' stage, and what strategies can be implemented to optimize this interaction?

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
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Supplier
Raw Materials
Inventory Management
Production
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Quality Control
Packaging
Finished Goods
Distribution
Retail
Customer
The process starts from the supplier, goes through raw materials, inventory management,
production, quality control, packaging, finished goods, distribution, retail, and finally reaches
the customer.
How does the 'Inventory Management' stage interact with the 'Production' stage, and what
strategies can be implemented to optimize this interaction?
Transcribed Image Text:Supplier Raw Materials Inventory Management Production Question related to the diagram: Quality Control Packaging Finished Goods Distribution Retail Customer The process starts from the supplier, goes through raw materials, inventory management, production, quality control, packaging, finished goods, distribution, retail, and finally reaches the customer. How does the 'Inventory Management' stage interact with the 'Production' stage, and what strategies can be implemented to optimize this interaction?
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