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Congratulating the Supply Chains to Admire Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

There are 31 winners: seven in retail, eleven in process industries and thirteen in discrete industries. Each year as I work with the team to compile the data, and sort through the winners, the growing strength in retail surprises me (despite the Amazon effect) and the slow decline in performance in manufacturing. In Table 1.

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The FlavorCloud Story with Rathna Sharad

The Logistics of Logistics

Rathna is the founder and CEO of FlavorCloud , an end-to-end cross-border logistics platform for direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, ecommerce retailers, and marketplaces. FlavorCloud is an end-to-end cross-border logistics platform for direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, ecommerce retailers, and marketplaces. About Rathna Sharad.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. Each year at Supply Chain Insights , we study the progress of public companies in manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015. A Look at History. Resiliency.

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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

Quickly moving towards his true passion of operations, Jeff spent 2006-2016 in various roles with the nation’s largest building products Distributor, BlueLinx. Jeff and his team at OneRail partner with many brands and retailers to eliminate or greatly reduce these problems.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. RFID in the supply chain is shaping up to make new waves in the industry as retailers and technology push the supply chain technology forward. Download white paper.

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AI in Commerce: Takeaways from The Edge Summit

BlueYonder

In a soon-to-be released survey conducted by Blue Yonder, 97% of the retail executive respondents stated it was a priority to adopt AI for omni-channel applications. It also aimed to look at insights into where retailers are already getting started with AI and where they see the near and far opportunities.

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Prepping Omnichannel Retail Supply Chain Processes to Succeed In Peaks

Veridian Solutions

billion this year, with deal-seekers spending a whopping $12 million per minute during the so-called “golden hours of retail” that took place between 10 p.m. Small Business Saturday will accelerate sales for those retailers who can offer unique products or services that the retail giants can’t provide.”.