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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. The journey began with a one size fits all approach in 2008, and the policies evolved over the course of the last seven years. In fact, the teams ignore the forecast. Does it work?

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What Today’s Fed Decision Means for Supply Chains

Elementum

percent in 2015, according to MarketWatch , signaling the country is making the most of the extreme dip in prices, which are around 80 percent lower than they were in 2008. China’s decision to invest in oil is good news for developing countries who rely on exports, but it might not be enough to save their struggling economies.

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From Malls to Click-And-Collect: How Today’s Pace of Change Is Impacting Real Estate

Tompkins Blog

As rapid change takes place in online ordering and fulfillment for retail, consumer goods, distribution, and third-party logistics (3PLs), the needs for real estate space change too. Sales growth in B2C has been primarily in online and discount sales since 2008 and going into the future. 2008-2013 Overall Growth.

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Three Reasons Why I Love Hadoop, and You Should Too!

Supply Chain Shaman

While the rest of the world was deep in a recession in 2008, and manufacturers were struggling with payroll decisions and layoffs, Hadoop innovation was in full swing. In the recession of 2008, it took the average consumer products company three-to-five months to sense the recession and redefine product plans.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

EMERGE App

The rise of China in the past decade coincided with a global economic boom after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. The voracious appetite of US consumers for goods — from Apple products to Xmas trees — saw China become the de facto manufacturer of consumer goods. The Rise and Rise of China.

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Why investors are looking at supply chain technologies in 2020

Requis

No one’s saying we’re going to replace them any time soon, so the CFO can continue to get his financial and inventory data, but we can better manage execution decisions in transportation or a planning decision around inventory positioning using AI/ML and real-time data.”.

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Why Are My Freight Rates Increasing? Retail Demand Remains Elevated

Zipline Logistics

Shoppers collectively reallocated much of their spending, shifting from experiential purchases, like travel or dining, to consumer goods. Because many brick and mortar locations were reduced in operating capacity or consumers did not feel comfortable shopping in person, a massive number of these transactions occurred online.

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