Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

If you think it’s just a trend for huge grocery companies, think again: retailers like Nordstrom have leapt aboard, and delivery start-ups have raised billions in funding in recent years. The floor plan and layout of a traditional retail or grocery store is strategically designed to direct the flow of customers.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I spent time at the conference listening to members’ research needs and, best of all, their willingness to share data so that we can size the total, global, and regional returns market, figure out the average returns volume by type of business (retailer, manufacturer, etc.), billion pounds since 2009. by industry and lots more.

Reverse Logistics 52

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Herlitz Inventory Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In September 2021, Associated Grocers of New England signed with Herlitz Inventory Management to improve upon its existing purchasing system and to further advance its goal of serving the needs of independent retail grocers of every store size and format. Carl Herlitz, President and CEO of Herlitz Inventory Management Inc.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 6, 2022

Cambridge Capital was founded in 2009 as the investment affiliate of BG Strategic Advisors (www.bgsa.com), the advisor of choice for a large, growing number of supply chain CEOs. Traditional retailers experience 6-8% of sales to be returned. Returns and reverse logistics. Ecommerce sellers have returns of approximately 30%.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Since this festival was first initiated in November of 2009, involvement among major online shopping platforms has expanded within and outside of China. Reuters has reported that Alibaba Group , China’s largest online retail platform provider has not responded to requests for festival volume details, as this year’s 11-day event concluded.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis. The reason? Is this leadership?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

In our analysis, only one out of ten companies successfully improves operating margins and inventory turns at the same time. When this happens, we find that the organization is more aligned and perform(s) better on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter –growth, inventory turns, operating margin, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). (We

Pharmaceutical 195

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Reuters ). Deloitte Global).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

It is data driven research: a deep analysis of performance, improvement and Price to Tangible Book Value of 320 companies across 31 industries for the period of 2009-2015. We find the patters and the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin and growth and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) to be insightful.). The Results.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. The LMI has now declined 6.7 percentage points from the January reading of 57.6, Commentary Takeaways While the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

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. We find that this is true of too few companies. Supply Chain Design.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 13, 2015

business inventories flat, inventory-to-sales ratio highest since 2009 (Reuters). Institute for Supply Management data indicated that growth in production, orders, and inventory slowed in January…January 2015 freight shipments were up 5.6 percent, the biggest decline since March 2009, after falling 1.0

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2020

”[2] Hunter Williams, a Partner at Oliver Wyman, writes, “Recessions can be make-or-break moments for most retailers, consumer products companies and service companies like those in travel and hospitality. Challenge 1: Customers Cancel Orders and Finished Goods Inventory Builds Up. True, we don’t know when they will happen.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 10, 2021

Cambridge Capital was founded in 2009 as the investment affiliate of BG Strategic Advisors (www.bgsa.com), the advisor of choice for a large, growing number of supply chain CEOs. Traditional retailers experience 6-8% of sales to be returned. Returns and reverse logistics. Ecommerce sellers have returns of approximately 30%.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

He indicated that if the company had not significantly invested in this unit in 2008-2009, Amazon would be a far different and likely less profitable company. fulfillment network, including organization and inventory management strategy. Included are structural changes around the organization of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. The Amazon Impact is having an impact on Wal-Mart and retail in general. I expect a somber mood at the National Retail show. As a result, both retail and consumer products processes are being redefined. Retail generic products sold through new channels.

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Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2023

New research suggests that manufacturers will be able to significantly improve cash flow as they recover from the inventory crisis of 2022. Last year, data from 4,500 manufacturers using Unleashed inventory management software revealed firms were typically spending twice as much on stock as they were before the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

The Company was my client for many years at AMR Research, and when I look at Mark’s slides for the webinar, I see many of the elements that we heatedly debated in the period of 2009-2010. In the case of the consumer supply chain is the customer, the retailer, the shopper or the user? It is not an easy answer.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 When the economy picks up, inventory levels drop below a certain threshold, and/or capacity is realigned with demand — whichever occurs first, which by most estimates won’t happen until late this year or early 2017. percent from 3 percent. Woolworths Ltd.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. Companies cannot save their way to supply chain excellence with cost-cutting and inventory management — customer back capabilities. The impact may surprise us. Today, we have younger leaders driving clicks on the keyboards.

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Logility

OCTOBER 3, 2016

One could argue that Machine Learning could contribute to meeting cost, revenue and customer service goals, but clearly there’s more focus today on basic supply chain planning capabilities like Demand Planning, Inventory Optimization, Sales & Operations Planning, and Supply Planning and Optimization.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

MARCH 30, 2023

signed with Herlitz Inventory Management for its buying team. The Amarillo, Texas-based grocery distributor plans to roll out the HIMPACT solution to its full team of buyers in the coming months to begin reaping its cost-saving and inventory-optimizing rewards. Both the Herlitz Inventory Management team and the Affiliated Foods Inc.

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Elementum

MAY 3, 2018

The company's jingle famously declared "I don't wanna grow up"—but it is exactly this reluctance (or at least inability) to mature amidst a rapidly-evolving retail landscape that led to the company's ultimate downfall. But the full story is one of more than just another retailer falling victim to the astronomical rise of e-commerce.

America 68

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Oracle SCM

JANUARY 23, 2019

Modern supply chains should be fully digitized and connected to compete in a world where full connectivity is now a starting point, rather than an endpoint, for many retailers. Until recently, only the largest retailers had the resources to invest in such collaborative systems. A notable example is the online footwear e-tailer Zappos.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 25, 2016

With manufacturing falling at the fastest rate since 2009, it’s no surprise to see truck stocks plunging, and truck builders cutting back on staff. Headline: Intermodal Cargo Falls in 4Q for First Time Since 2009. Headline: Bloated Inventories May Slow Port Activity. Rail and Multimodal.

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In 2020, grocery and retail stores had to rethink how they fulfilled increasing online orders and handled the reduction of in-store shoppers. Consumers realized the ease, safety, and convenience and retailers ramped up their online order offerings. Inventory management. billion from 2020-2024. . What is a Dark Store?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

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. We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Elementum

MAY 3, 2018

The company's jingle famously declared "I don't wanna grow up"—but it is exactly this reluctance (or at least inability) to mature amidst a rapidly-evolving retail landscape that led to the company's ultimate downfall. But the full story is one of more than just another retailer falling victim to the astronomical rise of e-commerce.

America 60

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

To help, we analyze business results each year to understand which companies outperform on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the past ten years. They used the work built together in 2004-2009 to build a course with Georgia Tech for executive training.)

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Further concerning was that the volume of warehouse finished goods inventories rose to the greatest extent in four months. percentage point increase in March while the Inventories sub-index dipped to the contraction value of 47.5,

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 26, 2016

It is data driven research: a deep analysis of performance, improvement and Price to Tangible Book Value of 320 companies across 31 industries for the period of 2009-2015. We find the patters and the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin and growth and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) to be insightful.). The Results.

Pharmaceutical 110

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Together they addressed how to delight customers with superior retail operations. Before we kick this off, I would like to just get a sense of who’s in the room and do just a quick show of hands if you work directly in the field of retail operations in some capacity. A couple of you. A couple more. for their fulfillment numbers.

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Logility

MARCH 2, 2011

According to CFO.com , Walmart thought it had the right answer by cutting back “vast numbers of underperforming stock-keeping units” in 2009. Also, suppliers balked at reducing the number of their SKUs in play at the retailer and took those products to other outlets, along with promotional funding.

Inventory Reduction 100

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

to service the Company’s home center retail customers in northeastern U.S. We are excited to extend our improved distribution model to the Northeast because it will provide quicker service to our large retailers and benefit consumers in this key market,” said Dave Swihart, senior vice president, Global Supply Chain, ScottsMiracle-Gro. “In

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Herlitz Inventory Management

AUGUST 25, 2022

In January 2022, Lipman Brothers officially signed with Herlitz Inventory Management to gain a more robust purchasing and replenishment system that would help reduce inventory, increase efficiency, and increase sales without increasing year-over-year inventory. Lipman Brothers has deep roots in wine and spirits distribution.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Q3 2023 index scores are based on more than 400,000 data points from 2,600 manufacturing firms using the Unleashed inventory management system. Founded in New Zealand in 2009 it was acquired by the UK’s Access Group in November 2020.

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