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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. The low unemployment rate, for instance, has stimulated the economy to the point that the distinction between shippers and consumers has blurred significantly.

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What Are the Best Ways to Optimise Your Inventory?

Unleashed

Inventory optimisation is changing the way businesses are running their warehouses and managing their inventory stock. It’s allowing them to become more competitive in the market and see advantages on a global scale. Focusing on inventory optimisation allows companies to free up working capital without substantially changing the service levels. It aims to match supply to demand in the most efficient way possible.

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Lessons from Bad Bosses and Their Behaviours!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out the NEW Job Board on Supply Chain Game Changer! Over the course of a long career I have worked with and for many, many people. As I reflect on the bosses I have had it is easy to create a list of those I considered to be good bosses and those I considered to be bad bosses. But I have also always felt that you can, and should, learn from everyone.

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Merry busiest time of the year?

Pivot88

While many look forward to December as the run-up to the holiday season, for those of us in the apparel industry, it’s the busiest and most important time of the year. It is also therefore the most stressful. A stall in your supply chain can slow things down, and the knock-on effects add to the tensions of hitting milestones and making delivery slots.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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An Incentive Based Solution to the Environmental Crisis

Supply Chain Network

When motivating people or companies to change I’ve always found the carrot to be more powerful than the stick. Recent reports have given us 12 years to right the damage being done to the earth before these cycles become irreversible and much of our world ultimately uninhabitable. As someone who’s been an advocate for the environment since the 1980’s when I first wrote to Brian Mulroney the current Prime Minister of Canada asking for a plan of action to begin on environmental pr

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The Relationship Between Cashflow and Inventory Control

Unleashed

How you manage your inventory will directly impact the cashflow of your small business and when you fail to effectively manage stock you are putting your business at a disadvantage. Why? Because your cash is tied up in that very stock. The correlation between inventory control and cashflow is largely determined by the levels of inventory stock you hold, your inventory turnover and your choice of inventory accounting method.

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Development Services From REPL: Where One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Repl Group

In the fast-paced world of retail technology, one size no longer fits all. Instead, innovation is the name of the game: unique software solutions tailor-made to solve a specific problem for a specific organization. To stay ahead of the game, the challenge is to stand out from the crowd while keeping up with the transformational possibilities of leading-edge tech.

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Site Visit or Plant Tour: How to Maximize Its Effectiveness

Insights Solutions Global

As important as site visits are, it remains a challenge to make them efficient, rather than just a day tour to the factory. So what should you and your team do to make the most out of it?

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How to Build, Grow and Control Your Wholesale Brand Image

EMERGE App

Introduction. At first sight, developing your wholesale brand seems to contradict everything that your wholesaling and distribution business stands for. Think about it for a minute. You’ve been dutifully supplying products to your retail customers for years. Now you want to break out of your anonymity and stand on your own with a brand identity.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Site Visit or Plant Tour: How to Maximize Its Effectiveness

Insights Solutions Global

As important as site visits are, it remains a challenge to make them efficient, rather than just a day tour to the factory. So what should you and your team do to make the most out of it? The post Site Visit or Plant Tour: How to Maximize Its Effectiveness appeared first on Insight Solutions Global.

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