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Your FMCG Supply Chain in 2018: 5 Problematic Predictions

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Chris Rea has finally found the correct turn off, a lot of people in Africa still don’t know its Christmas and the novelty Santa toilet seat cover is back in the box. Oh, and chocolate Easter eggs are in the shops 4 months in advance.

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8 Inventory Costing Methods That You Might Not Know About

EMERGE App

Inventory costing or valuation is an accounting concept that has a direct impact on your gross profit and thus taxable income. Methods of valuing inventory are simply different cost-flow assumptions about how to allocate your cost of goods available for sale. We’ll start by explaining why inventory costing is important.

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Accelerate Digitisation in the Supply Chain – Leveraging a Data-driven Approach to Optimisation – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In 2018, SDS acquired a global leader in electronic product distribution, increasing market share in Scandinavia. The acquisition was key to opening doors to expansion in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Then, in 2019, SDS acquired French digital transactions technology company, eServGlobal.

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Improve Supply Chain Management to Improve Business

Enterra Insights

A simple shipment of refrigerated goods from East Africa to Europe can go through nearly 30 people and organizations, with more than 200 different interactions and communications among these parties.”[2]. 2] Joe McKendrick, “ 5 Reasons to Blockchain Your Supply Chain ,” Forbes , 19 March 2018. [3] ” TechTarget , October 2018.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This boosts revenues and optimises inventory. This can be applied to inventory management, fleet and order tracking, ID badging. Amazon’s supply chain heavily depends on the outsourcing of its inventory management. billion (based on 2018 sales). Pricing decisions can be integrated with demand and supply planning.

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Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?

Freightos

In particular, emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America, the adoption of mobile devices is rapid as consumers and businesses bypass traditional laptops and desktops in favor of smartphones and tablets. Inventory management and replenishment as well as reverse logistics can now be managed by mobile as well as payments.

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Warehouse theft: 8 Tips for effective prevention

SCJunction

This blog was originally published 21 August 2018. Most businesses with warehouse components suffer a great deal loss due to inventory shrinkage caused by theft within the warehouse, by their own internal employees.