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Consistent with her pragmatic approach to inventory management, Nicole Clause shares her guide to navigating backorders. She includes tips and strategies for being proactive about and managing them. The guide deals specifically with longer-term backorders that are not the result of poor forecasting in an individual clinic.
Source: Veterinary Inventory Strategy Network. Link. When it comes to navigating backorders, the key is communication, says Clausen. She reviews different strategies and shares tips for each of three main pillars covered in the guide:
- Communicating with your team
- Researching and discovering backorders
- Identifying alternatives
INSIGHTS: Human resource strategists identify job skills training as a priority for retaining talent. Skilled veterinary clinic inventory managers are not easy to find or develop. Clausen’s inventory management network is a worthy investment for inventory managers and the clinics they work with.
Inventory management is a team sport! Consider supporting at least two persons in inventory management training opportunities.” – Kirk Augustine