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Vertex Partners to Participate in SCM World Event

Vertex Partners, headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, is gearing up for an impactful presence at the SCM World exhibition, which is part of the Sustainable Management Week, taking place from September 9 to 11, 2026. This event will focus on building sustainable supply chains, showcasing advanced products and solutions aimed at enhancing and reinforcing supply chain management.

As a co-exhibitor alongside the ASCM COMMUNITY JAPAN, a community dedicated to promoting global standards in supply chain management (SCM), Vertex Partners is poised to unveil two key offerings at the event:

• - SCM Reform Support Service: This service is designed to weave together strategic planning with operational execution, helping organizations to innovate their supply chains effectively.
• - Inventory Diagnosis Service: New to this exhibition, this service helps businesses visualize inventory reduction potential and assess stock-out risks, ultimately guiding them towards optimal inventory management.

Challenges Associated with Inventory Management

One of the greatest challenges faced by businesses today is managing inventory. While increasing inventory can mitigate stock-out occurrences, it can simultaneously escalate operational capital, storage costs, and the risk of inventory obsolescence. Conversely, excessively reducing inventory can result in stock shortages and decreased service levels.

Businesses often report issues such as:

• - Inability to provide a rationale for safety stock levels.
• - Simultaneous occurrences of excess inventory and stockouts due to inability to reflect item-specific demand fluctuations and lead times.
• - Uncertainty about which items or locations should be prioritized for inventory review.

To address these challenges, it is critical not only to aim for inventory reduction but also to identify appropriate inventory levels based on specific item and location characteristics. This approach enables a quantitative understanding of both reduction opportunities and stock-out risks.

Inventory Diagnosis Service: Bridging Reduction and Service Levels

Vertex Partners' Inventory Diagnosis Service caters to businesses by considering factors such as business models, industry characteristics, demand, item attributes, lead times, supply chain frameworks, inventory policies, and KPIs. By selecting the most suitable methods for calculating safety stock for each item and location, they provide a detailed quantitative analysis of inventory reduction potential and the necessity for holding stock.

Additionally, this service allows for the comparison of multiple scenarios, clearly visualizing the financial impact and operational percentages of potential reductions. By analyzing the impact of inventory reduction on stock-out risks and service levels, organizations can determine optimal inventory levels that align with service commitments, identifying key areas that require urgent review and improvement.

Strategic Support for SCM Reform

In addition to inventory management services, Vertex Partners offers comprehensive SCM reform support that encompasses S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning), demand-supply adjustment, and inventory planning. With a team of ASCM-certified professionals possessing extensive SCM expertise and practical knowledge, they have successfully supported numerous SCM reform projects within major domestic manufacturing businesses.

The support encapsulates the entire process from conceptual design, current state analysis, operational design, phased implementation, to the establishment of sustainable operations. Their objective is to foster an SCM framework that enables accurate decision-making by management and autonomous operational execution at the field level, thus moving beyond reliance on system implementations.

Event Information

Event Name: SCM World - Special Exhibition for Building Sustainable Supply Chains
Date: September 9 to 11, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue: Makuhari Messe
Booth: E2-20 (in collaboration with ASCM COMMUNITY JAPAN)
Target Audience: Business owners, executive officers, corporate planning staff, supply chain management, risk management, procurement, logistics, DX promotion, ESG sustainability sectors, and reverse chain departments.

Organizer: RX Japan LLC
Official Site: SCM World Event Site

About Vertex Partners

Founded in July 2015, Vertex Partners is dedicated to addressing various business challenges through digital transformation (DX) promotion, the creation of new business, management reform, and the incorporation of cutting-edge technologies like AI into enterprise operations. As they approach their 10th anniversary in July 2025, the company aims to remain a true partner to their clients, facilitating continuous transformation and growth.

For more information about Vertex Partners or their service offerings, visit their website: Vertex Partners Website.