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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?”

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Will Warehouses Eventually Go Dark?

Enterra Insights

Larger-scale vacant retail properties, such as regional malls and community centers, are more often purchased by industrial developers and then demolished to be replaced by new industrial construction that is designed to meet the physical requirements of prospective space users.” The Internet of Things and Big Data.

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. In contrast, other sectors reached unprecedented shortages, including Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, and Retail Home Improvement. The reason? (Bi-directional

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

After a couple of quick questions about the product that she had purchased, it was obvious to me that the product itself had the right features. If you use certain items frequently, keep them closer to the working or shipping area. Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/….

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. In contrast, other sectors reached unprecedented shortages, including Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, and Retail Home Improvement. The reason? (Bi-directional

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. In contrast, other sectors reached unprecedented shortages, including Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Contract Manufacturing, and Retail Home Improvement. The reason? (Bi-directional

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Supply Chain Operating Networks Create Supply Chain Rockstars

Talking Logistics

With digital business-to-business (B2B) enhancements, industrial manufacturers can find prospective customers, research new suppliers, alert buyers to shipping delays and foster deeper trading partner relationships. It feeds analytics and fosters collaboration and insights for continuous improvement and high operational efficiency.