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The Evolution of the Direct-to-Consumer Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

Now consumers can compare products from multiple manufacturers and/or retailers in order to find best product at the best price – all from the comfort of their own home – and then have it delivered within days or even hours. All signs point to the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping. So where is the industry heading?

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

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retailers can no longer have their heads in the sand, but neither can consumer products manufacturers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. Also note that beauty, consumer packaged goods and food growth is also declining.

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All I Want in My Easter Basket is a Supply Chain Planning System of Record

Logility

In many cases you will discover that processes like demand, inventory, replenishment, and manufacturing planning are limited by a lack of software capability. the earthquake and tsunami of 2011), risk mitigation scenarios can be modified and run to assess the impact and decide what actions to take. When a disruption takes place (e.g.

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What Today's Market Tumble Means for Your Supply Chain

Elementum

We examine the manufacturing and supply chain implications of the Dow's fall. Analysts are worried about emerging markets suffering from a drop in raw material demand, which could slow manufacturing worldwide. It was the worst drop since 2011, after a four-year period of robust growth. percent in July from a year ago.

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VMI Today

Logility

The VMI reality was often a one-sided process that placed undue burden on the manufacturer/seller while providing the retailer/buyer the majority of the benefits. Source: Logility, Inc. Source: Logility, Inc. For this initiative, Berry Plastics was recently recognized as a 2011 Progressive Manufacturer by Managing Automation.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: What are you saying HSBC?

Supply Chains Rock

Friday, November 04, 2011. I just opened up The Economist after lunch to find a strange ad with the headline " In the future, the food chain and the supply chain will merge " by HSBC a.k.a First, the food supply chain and the supply chain are one already. Manufacturing Central. Subscribe To. What are you saying HSBC?

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

In 2011 Cargill, the multi billion-dollar agri-industrial conglomerate acquired animal nutrition specialist, Provimi. It consolidated Cargill’s global animal feed production and strengthened its internal supply chain capacity for food production and processing. By Helen Armstong (Supply Chain Movement). With a price tag of $2.1

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