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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff Flowers and Joe Lynch discuss why inventory is everything. Quickly moving towards his true passion of operations, Jeff spent 2006-2016 in various roles with the nation’s largest building products Distributor, BlueLinx. Key Takeaways: Inventory is Everything. About Jeff Flowers.

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

For example, wearables measuring the number of steps, heart rate and calorie consumption can virtually eliminate on-the-job cardiac events, reports the Inventory & Supply Chain Optimization Blog. While this idea seemed ground-breaking in 2006, it has become a commonplace aspect of nearly all Walmart locations.

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Here’s Why B2B eCommerce Will Be So Important in 2022 

Unleashed

Read more: Try the eCommerce inventory management software that unleashes your growth What is B2B eCommerce? Shopify was founded in Canada in 2006, and since then has become Canada’s largest publicly traded company by market capitalisation – which gives you an idea of how eCommerce has flourished in recent years.

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

Vendor Managed Inventory processes–once hailed as the panacea of demand sensing–largely operate in isolation within sales organizations (of the thirty-three organizations that we interviewed last year, no market leader has connected these demand signals). This gives supply chain leaders a false sense of security.

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Vertical Integration in the Supply Chain: Is it on the Rise?

Logistics Bureau

Warehouses and distribution assets. The Oltan Gida purchase secured the chocolate giant’s ability to ensure continuous hazelnut supply , to the detriment of other hazelnut buyers if necessary, as Ferrero now controls a significant portion of the world’s hazelnut supply. Inventory management can be easier and more effective.

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Stord Moves to Double Headcount Following Seed Round

Stord

STORD is using the seed funding and strategic investment to accelerate the expansion of a world-class team, to drive greater software platform innovation, and to meet demand from mid-market and enterprise businesses shifting rapidly to cutting-edge warehousing models. billion in 2006. “I which was acquired by IBM for $1.9

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Intelleflex Announces Cellular, GPS-equipped RFID Reader & Cloud-based ZEST™ Data Services Platform

Supply Chain Network

Intelleflex ZEST™ Data Services, a cloud-based repository for aggregating, warehousing and sharing information across the supply chain, facilitates on-demand access to actionable data for improved supply chain operations to provide a complete picture of data spanning the entire supply chain. ZEST Data Services.