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Surviving an Economic Downturn in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

But for anyone harking back to the last major recession in 2008, the stakes are far different this time around for consumers and retailers.”[4] ”[4] On a more positive note, Lacy points out that retailers are better equipped to deal with a downturn than they were in 2008. The reason, she explains, is digital technology.

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Supply Chain Management:The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Industrial Manufacturing. For those who practice supply chain fulfillment, that statement equates to inventory and proactive demand management issues, either not having the inventory allocated at the time of order booking, or hoping that suppliers or manufacturers could augment any inventory shortfall in a rather quick period.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Industrial Manufacturing. Overall,retailers performed a decent job in forecasting holiday demand,managing promotions and overall inventory in the 2010 season. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services.

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Supply Chain Management:Adding intelligence in the Forecasting.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Industrial Manufacturing. This also includes Demand Management process, which will be the focus of my discussion in this blog. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Medical Devices.

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Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire from the Supply Chain Insights Conference

Kinaxis

This end-to-end focus allows EMC to manage the end customer environment, using manufacturing results to predict customer installed product events, and EMC pre-event resolutions. Some would call this “demand shaping”. There’s been many views on the Apple supply chain. One of the best tours is the EMC factory.