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Unilever Supply Chain: Lessons Learned on Digital Transformation

RFgen

From the leftover Ben & Jerry’s in your freezer to the travel-size Dove lotion abandoned somewhere at the bottom of your toiletry bag, the business responsible for these familiar household staples is the multinational consumer goods company, Unilever. Which farms are mills buying crops from?

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. This increases sales.

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What Retailers Need to Know About Inventory Management for 2016

RFgen

Innovative inventory techniques go from abstract to concrete in 2016. As retailers study their current warehouse operations, they have to keep one eye on innovations positioned to become industry standards. This affects warehouse management because inventory employees must prep orders pouring in from numerous sales channels.

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What Retailers Need to Know About Inventory Management for 2016

RFgen

Innovative inventory techniques go from abstract to concrete in 2016. As retailers study their current warehouse operations, they have to keep one eye on innovations positioned to become industry standards. This affects warehouse management because inventory employees must prep orders pouring in from numerous sales channels.

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4 Best-in-Class Supply Chains To Watch and Learn From

Logistics Bureau

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. Is sustainability a viable growth strategy for fast-moving-consumer-goods brands? Innovation.

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Blue Yonder is a Leader in the Inaugural Nucleus Research WMS Technology Value Matrix

BlueYonder

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report and the leader in the Better Functionality quadrant based on an evaluation of our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solution. The consumer-centric era needs new levels of fulfillment speed, agility, responsiveness, and risk mitigation.

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. Purchases in the center store of the grocery store are in decline, and apparel tastes are shifting. For more on this topic, reference my prior blog posts on Learn the Language of Demand and Driving Innovation ). So why have companies not done this?