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Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Inflation’s effects on inventory management policies are likely far from top of the mind of Logistics Viewpoints readers in today’s challenging times. However, today’s elevated rate of inflation warrants a closer look at optimal inventory policies. Inventory Costs and Risks.

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Is supply chain inventory the problem?

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

Unlike some of the other trends articles we have covered at Logistics Viewpoints, which take a deeper dive into technology and application specific trends, this article looked at the top trends executives need to be paying attention to before their strategic planning meetings commence. Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane.

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Inflation in 2022: Is the Bullwhip Effect to Blame for Retail Inventory Glut

Logistics Viewpoints

Deflationary pulses are important to understand in our current environment of widespread inflation and a recent commitment to tighter monetary policy to reign it in. I did a little digging to find out the specifics about excess inventory, the stated causes, and the potential implications. This talk of deflation caught me off guard.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Greenwashing is a form of advertising or marketing spin in which green PR and green marketing are deceptively used to persuade the public that an organization’s products, aims and policies are environmentally friendly. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

Effective inventory management has become increasingly crucial for businesses in this fast-paced and rapidly evolving era of ecommerce. Moreover, the ecommerce explosion has brought new and unique challenges that complicate inventory management for enterprises selling online.

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How can logistics handle disruption through supply chain resilience?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Evergreen shipping incident in the Suez Canal proved that logistics remains vulnerable. Then is stockpiling regional inventories the answer to serving consumer demand and mitigating delays? So, how can logistics handle disruptive events like these? The changing trends dictate consumer preference.