Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 21, 2023
Bloated inventories. Despite investments in planning, today, industries hold 28 more days of inventory than in 2004. The larger the number of days of inventory, the greater the cash drag.) Changes in Inventory Year-end inventory values by industry from Y Charts. The story continues. Rising inflation.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Container Ship Leasing Trends Downward. population with next or two-day shipping. The facility will also fulfill Marketplace items shipped by Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS). American Shipper reported that indexes measuring container-ship rental rates are now dropping rapidly. And now to this week’s logistics news….
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Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
The year was 2004. I was working on a report on the Multi-Enterprise Inventory Management (often termed MEIO) and I challenged Pete. The software never expanded in scope to manage multi-tier inventories. An Answer I Got Wrong Let me start with a story. My client, named Pete, worked for Kraft (now Mondelez). The reason?
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Supply chain shortages abound. Reflection.
Enterra Insights
JULY 25, 2022
… Traditionally, inventory counts [have been] a complex exercise done manually about once a year but RFID technology enables retailers to monitor stock monthly bringing accuracy from 60% to over 90%.” in 2004 to $0.38 ” To learn more about the history of barcodes, read my article published on National Barcode Day.[3].
SCMDOJO
AUGUST 16, 2023
By employing these technologies, Walmart gains valuable insights into customer buying behavior, sales trends, and inventory levels. The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 3, 2022
The authors of this report noted that manufacturing output fell at second-steepest rate since this survey began in early 2004. The report further indicated that Inputs, expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports, continued to constrain production expansion. in March to 46.0 and European businesses in the coming months.
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