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Supply Chain Optimization for Consumer Packaged Goods Inventory

Logility

Managing consumer packaged goods inventory is challenging at the best of times, and it can be debilitating during times of local or international disruption. An advanced inventory planning and optimization solution allows these companies to set and maintain precise stock targets across a global network. Reductions in Profit Growth.

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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

” I started writing about the movement towards regionalization back in 2008. He writes, “It’s true that the era of ‘hyper-globalization’ from roughly 1992 to 2008, where trade grew markedly faster than global gross domestic product, is over. … Globalization has certainly not failed.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. The supply chain is vertically integrated and global shipping almost 2 million units daily. For me it was ironic, because SanDisk’s journey is not about demand. Does it work?

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Creating a Green Marine Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Ships also account for around 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions [2] , contributing to the acceleration of climate change. It is the IMO’s strictest environmental regulation to date and ushered shipping and terminal sectors in a new era to transform the way marine supply chains operate. Operational Considerations.

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Are Ocean Freight Prices Absolutely Broken?

Freightos

Shipping containers are like scotch. . But decisions about how many barrels to produce or how many ships to sail have to be made in advance. It starts back in 2008. . As ocean carriers were just signing checks to build massive ships, the global financial crises hit and shipment volumes sunk like a Led Zeppelin.

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Are Ocean Freight Prices Absolutely Broken?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

But decisions about how many barrels to produce or how many ships to sail have to be made in advance. It starts back in 2008. As ocean carriers were just signing checks to build massive ships, the global financial crises hit and shipment volumes sunk like a Led Zeppelin. And it can be fixed. But first, how did we get here?

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A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

However, few understand the history of WMS and how it evolved to encompass item tracking, storage data, inbound and outbound shipping, picking and much more. As the world moved forward, the basic concept of managing warehouse inventory did not change much. The 19 th Century: The Railroad Becomes a Major Player in Transporting Goods.