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The Coolest Supply Chain Boutique Consultants

Logistics Viewpoints

Clarkston Consulting is focused on the Consumer Goods and Life Sciences industries. In SCP, they have one of the largest practices in North America. Spinnaker SCA does more supply chain planning (SCP) system integration and consulting than any other boutique in North America.

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Unilever’s Relentless Commitment to S-Curve Transformations

Logistics Viewpoints

Unilever (NYSE: UL) is one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies. It was believed a SCP transformation would reduce inventory, improve service and free up cash flow. Unilever started in North America in 2020. North America represented the first of the new regional hubs for planning.

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Inventory Control in Manufacturing: 7 Strategies to Maximize Service Levels and Profit Amid Disruption

ToolsGroup

Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. Depending on what report you read, manufacturers are either stockpiling inventory to meet service levels or scrambling to stock up on inventory and often miss the mark due to shortages.

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight. The algorithms generate recommendations on optimal ways to rebalance inventory based on cost and service level impacts.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Sam’s Club rolling out inventory accessory for cleaning robots. Companies across North America laid out more than $2 billion for almost 40,000 robots in 2021 to help them contend with record demand and a pandemic-fueled labor shortage. US crackdown on forced China labor risks supply chain snarls. UPS Q4 earnings jump 35 percent.

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Gaining Clarity on Inventory Effectiveness

Supply Chain Shaman

The impact of complexity on inventory is not quick. To help, today I want to share some of the insights from our recent Inventory Optimization study. Inventory management is a hot issue. Companies invest in project after project, yet inventory levels remain the same. What Drives Inventory Effectiveness?

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How Inventory Management is a problem the size of Australia

The Network Effect

Inventory distortion costs retailers nearly $158 for every man, woman, and child on the planet. Billion a year is the cost of Inventory distortion in North America, an amount equivalent to the annual revenues of Kroger, Home Depot, and Target combined. The Asia/Pacific region contributes 39% of all inventory distortion.

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