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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

Customer-centric Innovation Drives Value. Intuitive Surgical, L’Oreal, and Sleep Number drove excellence through product and service innovation to outperform their peer groups. In the past five years, companies have 5-10X the number of AGVs in their warehouses, but 40-60% more planners in corporate. Performance Declines.

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

I wrote my first report on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) while sitting on the floor in the Atlanta airport in 2005 when I was an AMR Research analyst. Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Let me explain. Mistake #3.

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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

Those customers who were quick to recognize new conditions, and respond with innovative strategies, have fared far better in the face of continuing uncertainty than companies taking a more reactive stance. Twenty-five percent of respondents are using warehouse robotics, a trend that Blue Yonder expects to continue.

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Fast Shipping: 2022 Consumer Expectations

Ware2Go

When Amazon Prime launched in 2005, 2-day shipping was a novelty and what Jeff Bezos himself said felt like “an indulgent luxury”. The best way to leverage same-day delivery without eroding margins is to take a highly targeted approach to SKU management and inventory distribution.” A Look Back.

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EStore Order Fulfillment Acceleration Strategies

Supply Chain Game Changer

Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles! With the launch of Amazon’s Prime Membership back in 2005, the rules of the ecommerce game changed. Receiving: Before you start accepting orders, make sure you have inventory. In the case of fulfillment outsourcing, send your inventory to the provider.

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Innovate or Die: How’s Your eCommerce Strategy?

FLEXE

Retailers, of every shape and size, are faced with the threat: “Innovate or die.”. In 2005, department stores alone sold $60 billion in apparel; in 2015, it was half with nearly $28 billion shifting to online retailers like Amazon. Short-term warehousing isn’t new. This has been happening for years.