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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. In 2016, Jeff partnered with Franklin Young to purchase PTI Security, a leader in Physical Access Control and with support from Source Capital, an Atlanta based Private Equity firm.

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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. In our recent analysis of supply chains that are “working well” , we find higher performance when companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the supply chain organization. A Look at History. Organizational structure matters.

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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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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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Blue Yonder is a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader 13 Years in a Row

BlueYonder

This is an example of what one of our valued customers is saying about our solution: “We first implemented Blue Yonder’s transportation management platform in 2006. With this new tool, manufacturers, retailers and logistics service providers (LSP) can benefit from Blue Yonder optimization tools via integration to their existing TMS.

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Data Privacy Day 2024

Enterra Insights

Data Privacy Day (initially Data Protection Day) was initiated in 2006 by the Council of Europe. With enough data from enough sources, it can be easy enough to triangulate and determine who is who.”[6] 3] Danielle James, “ Retailers are wading deeper into customer data. ” Retail Dive, 2 November 2022. [4]

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. Performance of High Tech and Electronics Supply Chains for the Periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. First Phase: 2002-2006. We are on the journey.