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Is the Just-In-Time Supply Chain’s Time Over?

Enterra Insights

According to Funnell, “It’s called Just-In-Time and it’s made some corporations and business moguls very rich. ”[2] Those comments beg the question: Is the Just-In-Time (JIT) Supply Chain’s Time Over? Maintaining Just-In-Time Principles. ”[1] What is it? ”[3].

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Wholesale Planning Simplified for Retailers

ToolsGroup

Wholesale channels are no longer a backup channel for retailers. Smart retailers are planning their wholesale channels just as strategically as they leverage storefronts and e-commerce. Merchants and planners lose valuable time trying to modify plans to deliver effective strategies for these channels.

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ToolsGroup Launches Integrated In-Season Retail Inventory Optimization Solution 

ToolsGroup

Retailers can now quickly sense, predict, and respond to real-time changes in demand to better navigate market uncertainty to achieve maximum profitability. Retailers today need an integrated solution that is agile enough to adapt to even the smallest changes in demand.”

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Just-In-Time Management – How to Manage Inventory in 2024

ThroughPut

The Just-In-Time inventory management approach revolutionized manufacturing forever. What is Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management? Its central mission is to curtail inventory expenses and amplify operational efficiency by timing the receipt of goods to coincide with their actual need in the manufacturing cycle.

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Understanding the Profitability of Omnichannel Retail is a Problem

Logistics Viewpoints

As ecommerce grew at double digit rates, while in store sales grew at less than the rate of inflation, retailers were looking for a way to turn their stores into a competitive weapon. These new order fulfillment paths allowed retailers to rapidly grow sales. First, the rules used to enable an OOM system can be staggeringly complex.

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ToolsGroup Announces Latest Enhancements to JustEnough® Retail Planning and Execution Suite

ToolsGroup

retailers increase efficiency with even more powerful processing and time-saving automation. This is just the latest of the company’s significant strides towards making supply chains a force for good by helping organizations lower inventory, ensure product availability, and improve customer satisfaction across channels. “As

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Artificial Intelligence in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

Inflation is starting to impact the retail sector in significant ways. Some experts believe artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities will help retailers find their way through these volatile times. ”[1] According to Kestenbaum, some retailers don’t understand AI’s importance to their success.

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