Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
The strategy, which doesn’t include the company’s pharmacy operations, is meant to make handling of online orders more efficient by having a single system for handling goods rather than managing separate distribution networks for e-commerce and in-store sales. The pharmacy recently closed a warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill.,
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. There is no true end-to-end solution that enables bi-directional orchestration across deliver, make, and source processes. The optimization routines single thread through functions not enabling trade-offs across source, make, and deliver.
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Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Last week, I spoke at the CPHA supply chain conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Companies that are good at demand management understand the need for design–form & function of inventory and push/pull decoupling points –and the orchestration of demand to make better decisions in sourcing, transportation and delivery.
Supply Chain Game Changer
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
What is your Strategy? In March 2020, Real Estate Investor/Tax Analyst Carlos Colon (a Philadelphia native, raised in Puerto Rico) decided to bring an idea of his to life; one which was building in his heart for a long period of time. The Creator (God) is the greatest source of energy that there is. Subscribe Here!
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 18, 2018
The solutions optimize source, make and deliver within silos, but lack the ability to drive alignment and improve agility. She had not mapped demand flows or studied the impact of network design strategies. This includes postponement, common platforms, product formula simplification, alternate sourcing, and buffer strategies.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Last week, I bought a shirt at Bloomingdales on Walnut Street in Philadelphia for 1$. Mature organizations focus on the form and function of inventory and tie the inventory strategy to corporate policy. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights. Insufficient Understanding by the Executive Team.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 18, 2015
In supply chain strategy documents, terms like alignment, agility, responsiveness, and flexibility dot the page. In meetings, groups nod their heads that the strategy is correct. However, at a practical level, companies struggle with the implementation of strategy due to a lack of definition. Let me explain.
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