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The New Normal: Predictions for Retail in 2021

ToolsGroup

On the supply side, in 2014, I remember that DHL was talking about resilience where everyone was wondering what that really meant and how to set up the risk management globally. I think it’s more that the idea of sourcing and how to buffer certain inventory will be definitely more localized. Birger Klinke: Yeah.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

Enterprise resilience–the ability to have consistent balance sheet returns despite market volatility– decreased starting in 2014. Few companies are clear on the definition of supply chain excellence. They lack definition and organizational stickiness. The reality is very different. There are many reasons.

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A Fast Solution To Slow Movers in Blue Yonder Fulfillment

BlueYonder

In conversations with retailers using Blue Yonder solutions, we guesstimate that about 40% of SKUs in a grocery store meet the definition of slow mover, selling less than one unit a week. What percentage of your SKUs are segmented as slow movers? If you are replenishing these items without Slow Mover logic, you are leaving money on the table.

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Supply Chains By the Numbers

Supply Chain Shaman

Intellectually, while I will know that year has changed, I will screw-up time, and time, again by writing 2014 on documents for many, many months. We are still very early in the definition of end-to-end supply chain excellence. … this is the last blog of 2014. Tomorrow starts a new year. It will take me awhile to adjust.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: What's your definition of.

Global Trade Management

Friday, 2 May 2014. Whats your definition of supply chain? I stumbled over a question, which made me very curious: What is your two word definition of supply chain? ▼ 2014. (13). What's your definition of supply chain? For your convenience I list some of the answers here: - absolute certainty.

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Is the Package Under your Tree?

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2014, ecommerce strategies grew in importance. Don’t assume that there is a standard definition, and just because a 3PL signed a contract to deliver it, don’t expect that you are working on the same definition. Problems continue, but 2014 was the year of experimentation. Details matter. The answer is yes.

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Don’t Perpetuate the Hoax of the Gartner Top 25

Supply Chain Shaman

Hoax definitions – to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous. To measure improvement, performance needs a clear definition. They want to drive supply chain excellence; but today, the definition is not clear. Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). Reflection.

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