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Black Friday 2022

Enterra Insights

Companies place orders for seasonal and holiday merchandise months in advance so that they have enough stock on hand. And as traditional, brick-and-mortar-based companies struggle to pay down debt and adapt to innovative competitors like Amazon, the holiday season is their only break from the damage they absorb during the spring and summer.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). It is estimated supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages affect 4% of inventory for some large companies, and 40% of inventory for smaller companies. AlixPartners). Reuters ). Accenture ).

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Manufacturing Nearshoring Will Have an Impact on Supply Chain Automation

Supply Chain 24/7

AlixPartners 2016 annual survey of manufacturing and distribution companies serving North America and western Europe found that 69% say they consider near shoring a possible opportunity to meet US and European demand, this up from just 40% in last year’s analysis.

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How the Semiconductor Shortage Could Have Been Averted

QAD

The not so good news from the survey is that only 22% of companies are considering additional investments in technologies that would help create early warning signs of potential supply chain risks. How can we learn our lessons this time and permanently prevent such large-scale supply chain disruptions going forward?

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Go Boldly Together: Takeaways from Nulogy xChange 2018

Talking Logistics

“There’s never been a time that’s more challenging for a CEO in the industry,” explains David Garfield of consultancy AlixPartners in the article. If I [as a contract manufacturing partner] am going to react to your needs as a CPG company, I need to be right there walking in lockstep with you—I can’t walk in your shadow.

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Christmas Becomes Inventory War Game for US Fashion Brands

Material Handling & Logistics

But the winner won’t be the company that sells the most -- it’ll be the one that winds up with the least amount of unwanted merchandise. There’s a dashboard that they are watching,” said David Bassuk, co-head of the retail practice at AlixPartners LLP. The company is currently offering 25% off purchases, but that deal ends on Dec.

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One Big Lesson E-commerce Can Take From Walmart/Jet.com Acquisition

FLEXE

75% of shoppers said whether the store will pay for delivery “greatly impacts” their decision to buy a product online, according to a June survey by consulting group AlixPartners. This is a problem that will continue unless companies can get their products closer to their customers and start cutting freight costs.