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This Week in Logistics News (September 29 – October 3, 2014)

Talking Logistics

The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S. Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub. North American Freight Numbers July 2014.

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A Fast Solution To Slow Movers in Blue Yonder Fulfillment

BlueYonder

How many inventory dollars are tied up in C and D items? As a group they aren’t slow moving, but they have to be replenished as individual items. What percentage of your SKUs are segmented as slow movers? If not, it’s a slow mover, and there are lots of them in every aisle. Now think about the big box DIY home center.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser. Opinions of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

” E2E also means being able to see things when they are not in transit, such as raw materials upstream, inventory in a warehouse or yard, products in retail outlets, or shipments stuck in customs. Technology companies have an average of 125 suppliers in their tier-one group and more than 7,000 across all tiers.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

Spinnaker Management Group asked me to co-present on a demand-driven webinar with SanDisk. Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014. In fact, the teams ignore the forecast.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

If you’re Home Depot, you reserve an entire ship for your own exclusive use. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. In light of all of this, I’d posit we can no longer look at the events of the last year as an aberration. And at the cross-dock.

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The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI

GlobalTranz

So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. ” Vendor Managed Inventory Model: A Quick Back Story. The Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model.