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Let the Qs Begin

Supply Chain Shaman

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. Can you help us with what you see in the data?”

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Lights out: China’s energy woes hamper supply chains

Resilinc

The world’s largest exporter since 2009, Chinese producers shipped $2.5 trillion worth of goods in 2019, the latest year for which data is available from the World Bank. According to Al Jazeera , “recovery will hinge on [the monsoon rains stopping] to allow mines to ramp up operations and for coal trucks to resume deliveries.”.

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Whole Foods is Cutting Prices — And it’s Hitting Trader Joe’s Hard

BlueYonder

According to a report by alternative data intelligence firm Thasos Group, which analyzed mobile phone location data, Whole Foods’ foot traffic climbed 17 percent year-over-year the week of price cuts. It is expected to add clothes from ModCloth in coming months and Bonobos men’s apparel next year, one person said.

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. What does this mean? The difference?

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Whole Foods is Cutting Prices — And it’s Hitting Trader Joe’s Hard

BlueYonder

According to a report by alternative data intelligence firm Thasos Group, which analyzed mobile phone location data, Whole Foods’ foot traffic climbed 17 percent year-over-year the week of price cuts. It is expected to add clothes from ModCloth in coming months and Bonobos men’s apparel next year, one person said.

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The Internet of Things and the Retail Industry

C3 Solutions

From a term that came into use in 2009, the Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long way in 10 years. They are connected electronically via sensors that collect data like location, motion, temperature, light levels and so on. Likewise, the cost of data transfer dropped from $0.47 Learn more about it now! 15 Min Read.

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Autonomous Planning in Supply Chain: 4 Must-Haves for Next-Generation Platforms

Logistics Viewpoints

According to data from a recent research survey, the following were on top of the supply chain headaches not addressed by their current systems: Supply shortages due to supplier’s inability to meet expected performance targets. Data cleansing and data robustness. Can different functions receive data from different systems?