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5 Best Logistics Books for Beginners

Supply Chain Opz

We will show you 5 logistics books that will help you learn faster than any other books. In Search of Best Logistics Books In order to help you develop your skills, we would like to introduce you to the best logistics books to keep within reach. We try to shy away from the math-heavy book as much as possible.

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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory. It's been difficult to plan inventory flow with much precision.

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National Barcode Day 2022

Enterra Insights

Most of us understand that barcodes contain information that help retailers track inventory; however, few of us know much more about them. This gives a business constant access to up-to-date data, allowing it to quickly calculate meaningful metrics like inventory turn, value of inventory on-hand or sales per week by item.”

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Shaping Retail’s Future: Learning and Insights from NRF 2018

BlueYonder

Some of the best moments from this year’s NRF Expo highlighted the opportunities retailers have to grow and reinvent the industry in 2018. But there are opportunities awaiting retailers despite the turbulence in today’s market: Inventory optimization and new technologies will open up new and more efficient ways of doing business.

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Shaping Retail’s Future: Learning and Insights from NRF 2018

BlueYonder

Some of the best moments from this year’s NRF Expo highlighted the opportunities retailers have to grow and reinvent the industry in 2018. But there are opportunities awaiting retailers despite the turbulence in today’s market: Inventory optimization and new technologies will open up new and more efficient ways of doing business.

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L’Oréal: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, Note that the industry aggregate actually went backwards, as did operating margin and inventory for the period 2015-2017.

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AI This. Not So Fast.

Supply Chain Shaman

I am also developing a framework for my new book. Orbit Chart for Ecolab at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin Versus the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. For example, the higher the demand variability, the more the company needs greater capacity in manufacturing assets and inventory buffers.