Logility

MAY 10, 2022

Smart inventory allocation and deployment starts with the right digital supply chain platform. Most supply chain organizations have risen to the challenge of satisfying the basic demands of lower total landed costs while maintaining customer service levels, especially when margin pressure is high.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 19, 2021

Busy times for all of us and in particular supply chain managers who are dealing with capacity constraints, delays, the rise of e-commerce, forecasting in this crazy environment, identifying and analyzing data, and putting the data to use in strategies. TMS has come a long way since its early days.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Though fashion and apparel is an indispensable part of the human lifestyle and one of the basic necessities, we can also say that it has gone beyond the scope of being one and has become a yardstick to judge an individual’s personality. Delays in transportation led to the supply chain sphere incurring huge amounts of loss.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). JDA Unleashes New Levels of Supply Chain Visibility Across its Portfolio with TransVoyant. And the garage door company is coming this morning to replace the crumpled door.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Last week was the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. 110 supply chain leaders attended. In preparation for the summit, we readied the final report of the work on translating balance sheet results into a methodology to judge Supply Chain Excellence. It was great to see old faces at the kick-off.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Supply Chain Matters calls reader attention to a published report that indicates for one retailer, the sudden shift in consumer demand this year may not have been that sudden. Instead, a detailed analysis of consumer buying and general apparel and clothing trends buying trends proved beneficial in limiting overall inventory exposure.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Venture capital (VC) investor, columnist and educator Brian Aoaeh is part of the new generation of investors who are unlocking the opportunities in supply chain. Steeped in the investment world since 2008, Brian decided very early on to focus on supply chain and operations investment.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

The need to respond to those changes while maintaining margins, service, and efficiencies with optimal planning of inventory, sourcing, transportation, and fulfilment. These transformational shifts in consumer behavior create unprecedented levels of variability, uncertainty, and complexity in supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

We believe that supply chain excellence helps a company to better balance demand and supply. We also believe that it helps companies to be more resilient: weathering demand and supply volatility while maximizing opportunities and mitigating risks. What does the future of supply chain excellence look like?”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters industry specific commentary, we make the observation that retail industry sales and operations planning and demand support teams, given the current state of recent business financial performance, need to up their game in supply network inventory management agility and added responsiveness. .

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2016

What defines the small and mid-sized business (SMB) market for transportation management systems (TMS)? This family-owned company — a leading brand in durable workwear and outdoor apparel — was founded in 1889 but its business continues to change rapidly. Procurement & Contract Management. Location Management.

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RFgen

MARCH 8, 2017

A poorly executed Supply Chain strategy can pose significant risk to a company’s bottom line. Far too often companies underestimate just how critical a smoothly running supply chain is to their success. Poorly-run supply chains can have dramatic and often far-reaching impacts on operations for years.

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RFgen

MARCH 8, 2017

A poorly executed Supply Chain strategy can pose significant risk to a company’s bottom line. Far too often companies underestimate just how critical a smoothly running supply chain is to their success. Poorly-run supply chains can have dramatic and often far-reaching impacts on operations for years.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

There are a lot of hard-headed realists in the procurement and supply chain profession. Yet, voices of realism are vitally important as corporations redesign their post-COVID supply networks. One of those voices is Hitendra Chaturvedi, professor of practice in supply chain management at Arizona State University’s W.

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Freightos

MAY 17, 2016

Elon Musk’s concept of the hyperloop promises 700 mph transportation between major US cities. Musk already has experience with transportation innovation; reinventing the electric car with Tesla, and creating reusable rockets at SpaceX. Recent product expansion includes electronics , apparel , food, detergent and diapers.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

In this article, we’ll break down what vertical integration is, its benefits and disadvantages, its application in supply chain, and the factors to consider when deciding whether it’s the correct strategy for your company. Vertical Integration in Supply Chain: To Integrate or Not To Integrate? Some people can’t.

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EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

According to the CDP’s latest Supply Chain report , the emissions located in the supply chain are on average four times as high as those from direct operations. Scope 3 emissions – that is, indirect upstream and downstream emissions that occur in the value chain – are increasingly important in being tracked and monitored.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

For Walmar t, sales of higher margin discretionary products such as electronics, household goods and apparel reportedly continued to impact margins and excess inventory. In many cases, two-way collaboration in resources and supply chain influence helped to secure needed new components or transport needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2022

By now our Supply Chain Matters readers have already viewed headlines of yet another COVID-19 variant induced lockdown of certain manufacturing and port facilities in China. That former is the hub of high tech, consumer electronics and telecommunication product supply networks along with specialized apparel manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. supply chain activity. imports peaked at 21.6 percent in 2022.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

The need to respond to those changes while maintaining margins, service, and efficiencies with optimal planning of inventory, sourcing, transportation, and fulfilment. These transformational shifts in consumer behavior create unprecedented levels of variability, uncertainty, and complexity in supply chains.

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DynaSys

APRIL 20, 2022

In the Northern Hemisphere, most retail stores are now advertising and selling summer apparel and summer related products. This is done through collaboration and ensuring that the digital supply chain (information) is synchronized with the physical supply chain (materials) by managing the value chain, inventory and capacity. .

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Gravity Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sourcing: Mitigate risk during periods of supply chain disruption, such as those caused by the Coronavirus outbreak, by using digital technology. . The post Sourcing – What You Need To Know About Coronavirus Supply Chain Disruption appeared first on Gravity Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

When the pandemic started in 2020, no one could foresee the impacts of the global supply chain disturbances would last this long. Now the new norm is constant change, and agility is the name of the game when it comes to supply chain planning. Critical inventory disruptions/deficiency anywhere in the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . These capabilities can bring efficiencies to decision-making across the supply chain.

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Cognira

JANUARY 10, 2022

We’ve seen uncertainty with demand , customer behavior , and the supply chain. Now, with the impact of COVID-19 and the supply chain crisis, this strategy is unavailable. Advanced Supply Chain Infrastructure. Advanced Supply Chain Infrastructure. Leveraging New Customer Data. Increase sales.

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EcoVadis

JANUARY 3, 2012

The Act was originally adopted by the State of California in 2010 and it requires impacted companies to disclose their efforts, if any, to ensure their direct supply chains are free from slave labor and human trafficking. Such modern slavery dilemmas are exactly what the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act aims to elude.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

While I’m a firm believer that innovation, not emulation, is the way forward for any company wishing to differentiate through its supply chain, I also believe that reinventing the wheel is something to be avoided if possible. 4 Leading Operators with the Supply Chain X-Factor. The Sustainability Drive.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions.

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold earlier in 2020, supply chain has become a household word. Investors, like the public, have woken up to the fact that supply chains are the engine driving economic prosperity. Almost perversely, supply chain is also the final frontier of tech-based efficiency optimization.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 9, 2018

Department of Agriculture; Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), part of the U.S. CTPAT, a voluntary supply chain security program led by CBP, aims to help the trade community strengthen international supply chains and improve U.S. PGAs are divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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FLEXE

APRIL 12, 2017

In 2005, department stores alone sold $60 billion in apparel; in 2015, it was half with nearly $28 billion shifting to online retailers like Amazon. Your Supply Chain: Differentiator or Weakest Link? The supply chain is no different. Like we said, eCommerce is tricky. Disatisfaction of any kind is bad for business.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. One of the most popular articles we’ve ever done is our look at analyst group Gartner’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Supply Chains.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In order for that to happen, both supply chains and consumer habits must significantly change. Steven Steutermann, managing vice president in the Gartner supply chain practice, states, “To turn around a supply chain system, 10 years is not a long time. ”[2]. ” Slowing the loop.

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