Inventory Planning

Optimize Your Inventory, Maximize Your Growth

Ducker Carlisle provides industry-leading inventory planning solutions designed to optimize supply chain efficiency and streamline operations. Their approach emphasizes strategic part segmentation, allowing businesses to manage thousands of SKUs effectively and enhance inventory optimization. By integrating tailored strategies and proven analytical capabilities, Ducker Carlisle empowers clients to improve decision-making confidence and reduce costs.

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Simplify Inventory Challenges with Proven Strategies

Demand Forecasting & Planning

Implement advanced forecasting models to predict demand accurately and align inventory levels with market needs.

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Inventory Segmentation

Categorize inventory to prioritize high-value items and optimize stock management.

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Supply Chain Optimization

Streamlining supply chain processes to improve efficiency and reduce risks.

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Technological Integration

Utilizes cutting-edge technology and data analysis tools for more accurate and insightful market assessments.

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Cost and Risk Management

Minimize carrying costs while mitigating risks such as disruptions and stockouts.

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Inventory Planning

Effortless Inventory Management for Peak Performance

Demand Forecasting

From Uncertainty to Clarity: Leverage Demand Forecasting Today

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Demand Forecasting
Safety Stock Optimization

Never Run Out, Never Overstock: Safety Stock Optimization

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Safety Stock Optimization
Vendor Managed Inventory

Build Stronger Supplier Relationships and Improve Stocking with Vendor Managed Inventory

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Vendor Managed Inventory
Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP)

Optimize Success with SIOP: Align Sales, Inventory, and Operations for Peak Performance

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Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP)
Our Benchmarks

Revealing Strategic Insights: Ducker Carlisle's Thorough Benchmarking Approach

Ducker Carlisle hosts benchmarking studies dedicated to OEM parts and service spanning multiple global regions. View our benchmarks below.

Featured Case Studies

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Packaging Market Opportunity Assessment

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Aftermarket Filtration Supplier

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Market Entry Example

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Unbiased, Independent Due Diligence for a Global OEM Supplier

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Inorganic Market Entry

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“Ducker Carlisle are the only true experts in this sector. They understood our needs better than we did and have been instrumental in getting our project across the line.”

Christine Baker
Head of Global Ops
Audi

“Ducker Carlisle are the only true experts in this sector. They understood our needs better than we did and have been instrumental in getting our project across the line.”

Christine Baker
Head of Global Ops
Audi

“Ducker Carlisle are the only true experts in this sector. They understood our needs better than we did and have been instrumental in getting our project across the line.”

Christine Baker
Head of Global Ops
Audi
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With worldwide coverage and unrivaled experience, we stand ready to support our clients wherever they are.

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Chad Walker

Managing Principal
Boston, MA, USA
Chad is a Managing Principal at Ducker Carlisle and currently co-leads the Operational Excellence and Growth Strategy practices.
Chad joined the firm in 2002 and has managed projects spanning all aspects of the automotive and transportation aftersales business – from inventory management to connected vehicle strategies. Most recently, he has established himself as an expert in the automotive service space. Chad holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University. A lifelong gearhead, Chad brings passion and enthusiasm to every client engagement. Chad enjoys the analytical and critical thinking we face every day in the motor vehicle industry.
Consulting - Operational Excellence
Consulting - Growth Strategy

Amy Marzonie

Principal
Boston, MA, USA
Amy is a Principal at Ducker Carlisle where she is a leader of the team’s Operational Excellence portfolio and specializes in optimization of facility operations, network design, and inventory management.
Amy holds a BS in industrial engineering and a MS in operations management from GMI (Kettering University) in Flint, MI. She has over 20 years of experience in supply chain optimization, including leading operational excellence projects at Ducker Carlisle for over seven years. Clients value Amy’s capabilities in lean, standardization, and process/program management, where she has demonstrated a track record of success in transformation of clients’ end-to-end supply chains. Amy is a certified Lean Management professional, a member of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), and a passionate leader of the Women in Aftersales affinity group.
Consulting - Operational Excellence
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