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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management. Inventories grew twenty days over the decade. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Belief in efficient procurement.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

” Currently working on a series of surveys to help clients answer these two questions, I struggle with the current state. I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In My journey to understand SanDisk started in June 2015.

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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions.

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Steel Fabrication and General Manufacturing Tips and Tricks for 2015

GlobalTranz

There’s been a lot of progress made in the steel industry in general and here are some of the tips and tricks to expect from the steel fabrication industry for 2015: Buying Equipment. Still in all most fabricators have seen steel sales rise and customer demands and inventory requirements increase over the past several years.

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Grocery Shopping and Inflation, Part One: Impact on Grocers

Enterra Insights

Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported, “The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI increased 1.1 ”[3] He notes, “Grocery prices stagnated from 2015 through 2019, but have increased during the pandemic. ”[1] His prediction proved accurate. In November, the U.S. from the year prior.”

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. And, according to Gartner’s State of Digital Commerce Survey , not only did 62% of organizations use social commerce to set up an online store, social commerce is a tactic used by B2B and B2C sellers alike.

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6 Questions To Ask 3rd Party Logistics Companies for 2015 and Beyond

GlobalTranz

Fortunately, selecting a 3PL for 2015 and beyond can be broken down into six specific questions. Trucking companies expanded into providing wholesome solutions for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), and shipping intermediaries were trying to make shippers collaborate to move existing shipments towards capacity per haul.