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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Data source: eMarketer.

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Logistics Cost Reduction: 6 Focuses to Create More Profit

GlobalTranz

According to the CSCMP's "State of Logistics" Report from 2015, logistics costs now make up over 8% of the GDP. There are Labor Management Software systems that can help manage work in the warehouse. An excellent Warehouse Management System (WMS) can help reduce costs by automating cycle counting, and maintaining location control.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often. When I hear companies discussing the implementation of a customer segmentation strategy, I ask a series of questions: Who is your customer? How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” Why does it matter to you? in Net Cash on Hand.

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Three Questions People are Afraid to Ask….

Supply Chain Shaman

Here are the three questions that I would like people to ask: Table 1: Comparison of Results for Best of Breed Solution Providers to ERP Expansionists in Supply Chain Planning. The first evolution of technologies were built by best-of-breed solution vendors. This new solution was favored by the Information Technology (IT) organization.

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Is the Package Under your Tree?

Supply Chain Shaman

When your phone rings, and you and your supply chain team is called to the corporate office to talk about the expansion of your ecommerce strategy for 2015, here are my recommendations: 1) Embrace the Each. If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities. Redefine it.

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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” The supply chain leader manages performance at the intersection of inventory turns, operating margin and customer service. Tracking Progress.

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Rockwell Automation: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries. As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. The company also offers engineered-to-order solutions, such as control centers and medium-voltage drives.