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CSCO Forum / 3PL Summit 2013

Supply Chain Movement

Date: 12-14 november 2013. Join top supply chain executives from leading companies including John Lewis, Lego, Nokia, British American Tobacco and HP in discussions on omnichannel retail, S&OP, Africa and more. Key Topics to be Discussed at the 2013 CSCO Forum. Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum/ 3PL Summit. URL: [link].

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

As we’ve seen over the past few years, businesses will keep automating and integrating supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing, dynamic safety-stock management, inventory optimization, and external collaboration. In 2013, Target experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 40 million customers.

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Going Omnichannel in Orlando & Reaching the Item Level RFID Tipping Point

Supply Chain Network

Just about every year the RILA Logistics Conference is one of the best Events I attend and pleased to say #RILALogistics 2013 was no exception. Bill’s premise was that a retailer’s success with omnichannel required Item Level RFID, as inventory accuracy across the supply chain and especially in store was key.

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Holiday 2014: How to Avoid Last Year’s Disaster

The Network Effect

It’s no secret that Holiday 2013 was a disaster for final delivery. The final delivery capacity problem for Holiday 2014 does not result in a solution to the Holiday 2013 problem. Lack of discipline: There is hope that nationwide parcel carriers have better discipline in 2014 than 2013, but this is not yet clear.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 6-10, 2014)

Talking Logistics

The omnichannel retail chess pieces keep moving, and Amazon made a strategic move this week. percent from August 2013. Mergers/Acquisitions Retail This Week in News Amazon Freight TSI Index i-parcel omnichannel Priory same-day delivery UPS' August 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Bill from Calif.

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Collaboration and Visibility in the Supply Chain

Oracle SCM

ROI for collaboration and visibility projects can be defined in many areas of the supply chain, and by way of example (real projects) I can more easily share the value: A large grocery retailer had negotiated complex, long term, vendor managed inventory (VMI) agreements with several consumer goods suppliers. Reducing in store stock outs.

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Touchless Black Friday

Enterra Insights

Journalists Jordyn Holman ( @JordynJournals ), Kim Bhasin ( @KimBhasin ), and Katherine Doherty ( @KatLeighDoherty ) explain, “The holiday playbook of opening stores right after family Thanksgiving feasts, lining the weekend with doorbuster sales, and cramming shops with inventory and workers has been thrown out the window.”[3]