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Self-Checkout Turns Customers into Employees and Employees into Security Guards

Enterra Insights

Of course, such thinking is simply justification for theft — and theft is a huge problem. This trend has represented significant financial loss for retailers, with average annual loss from this source alone exceeding $102,000 for a typical grocery store with 12 self-checkout lanes.”[3]

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Q&A with Three-Time Women in Supply Chain Award Winner, Inna Kuznetsova

ToolsGroup

Over the course of her career, Inna has occupied multiple positions of leadership within the technology and supply chain arenas. Read on for her insights on 2024 supply chain trends, innovation, and women in the workplace. What key challenges and trends will affect supply chains going into 2024?

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Seasonal Inventory and 7 Ways to Manage It Effectively

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More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

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How Can You Protect Your Organization from Demand Constraints? 

Logility

Key Takeaways: • Supply chain volatility is expected to continue and plague some sectors until 2024. 25% of inventory surpluses are caused by a lack of transparency and visibility into the supply chain. Then, there’s the issue of surplus inventory. Demand variability has always confounded inventory planning.

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CPG earnings report: Data technology tackles headwinds, helps meet demand

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And what’s in store for 2024? Here’s a look at some of the takeaways from recent CPG earnings discussions, the headwinds and tailwinds brands are experiencing, and strategies for staying on course in 2024. How did 2023 look from the CPG C-suite? More than 97% of the brand’s packaging is now designed to be recycled.

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Amazon’s Fulfillment Network Realignment Implications

Supply Chain Matters

We believe that these inventory management, customer and last-mile fulfillment strategies will have industry wide implications in terms of competitive stakes and cost-to-serve. Across the United States , Amazon elected to change its former predominant west to east coast hub based inventory and fulfilment distribution network.

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Nike’s Flawed Online Strategy and Lessons Learned

Supply Chain Matters

The Wall Street Journal’s published report, Nike Reverses Course as Innovation Stalls and Rivals Gain ( Paid subscription ) is from our lens, an insightful read if your company or your role involves online merchandising, customer fulfilment and supply chain strategy. There were various setbacks and added learnings related to these efforts.