Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

Energizer and Unilever are driving the fastest rates of improvement and Clorox and P&G improvement rates are the slowest on the Metrics That Matter of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)). Average Performance Metrics for Consumer Nondurable Industry for the Period of 2010-2017. What Is Risk?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

The 2018 RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference was a great opportunity to hear what retail leaders are focused on, and excited about, as we chart the future of our evolving industry. Challenges Ahead in 2018. Low unemployment and an aging population are likely to remain issues in 2018. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

The 2018 RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference was a great opportunity to hear what retail leaders are focused on, and excited about, as we chart the future of our evolving industry. Challenges Ahead in 2018. Low unemployment and an aging population are likely to remain issues in 2018. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In Figure 1, we show the aggregate trend of the chemical industry in an orbit chart format showing year-over-year results at the intersection of two metrics operating margin and inventory turns. In the period of 2010-2018, within the chemical industry, margins fluctuated, largely driven by the price of crude, but inventory turns plummeted.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 8, 2019

A recent, typical job ad for a demand planner lists technical criteria including APICS and Six Sigma certification, alongside “negotiation, communications, and presentation skills”. . It used these categories to optimize inventory replenishment plans, raising service levels while reducing inventory costs by 18 percent. .

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Align Inventory Placement With Demand. Retailers must align inventory placement , its physical location, with demand. This means moving inventory to make it closer to markets where it is sells. Download white paper.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 1, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Greater accountability into inventory reduces the risk of theft, which is estimated to cost the industry up to $80 billion each year. Improving network-wide inventory visibility. Download white paper. Fewer instances of employee theft.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 26, 2023

As I wrote in a previous article, “Most of us understand that barcodes contain information that help retailers track inventory; however, few of us know much more about them.”[1] The new ‘2D’ barcodes will unlock reams of online extras (for consumers) and revolutionize inventory management (for retailers).

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2023

” Today’s business world moves at computer speed — and that presents a decision-making challenge. And without human intervention, the ‘control towers’ will be able to take corrective actions by directing inventory transfers, adjusting process steps on an assembly line, or rerouting containers.”

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TrackVia

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The steering team is focused on digitizating operations, maintenance planning, scheduling, inventory management, asset integrity, and change management. At the end of Brandon’s presentation, questions came from the crowd asking how KSI was managing their 10+ applications and 800+ users. We’d like to hear from you.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

The World Trade Organization’s latest release of its World Trade Outlook Indicator shows merchandise trade volume experiencing above-average growth in early 2018. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif., In 2018, the key is how much capacity will be demolished,” said Sand. “If

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Logility

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Just to level set, the Brundtland Commission defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Source: Nielsen Product Insider, 10/20/2018. I care about the environment and doing what I can to minimize my impact.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Simple things, such as making every bin location the same size, can have a disastrous effect on inventory carrying costs, limiting the ability of your company to offer a more diverse product selection, explains Michael Badwi of SC Junction. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 10, 2018

Improvement on the key metrics of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is elusive. Then as a software executive (1991-2001 and then 2003-2005) and finally as an analyst (2001-2003 and 2005-present). There is no vetting of presenters. Then it was sexy. Today, it is not. The reason?

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Yet according to retail advisory firm IHL , “The most significant challenges to inventory distortion are the availability of workers and the disruptions outside of the immediate control of the retailer.” The article states that “presently, there are nearly two open jobs for every unemployed worker.”

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 8, 2019

A recent, typical job ad for a demand planner lists technical criteria including APICS and Six Sigma certification, alongside “negotiation, communications, and presentation skills”. . It used these categories to optimize inventory replenishment plans, raising service levels while reducing inventory costs by 18 percent. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. Time horizon.

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RELEX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, today announced that Lolli & Pops, a rapidly growing retailer offering sweets and treats sourced from around the world both in stores and online, has gone live with RELEX’s supply chain solutions to automate and optimize inventory forecasting and replenishment.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

” What often goes unspoken is the fact that something having potential means there may not be much to crow about at the present. Potential refers to a future state rather than the present state. Managing inventory. Most discussions about blockchain technology focus on its potential rather than its current capabilities.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018. A few words about the current hiring environment are in order.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. Clearly, the benign environment of 2018 is gone, and geopolitics are playing a central role in the global economy. Risks are Increasing.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

An interesting finding in the NRF and Appriss survey is that Buy online, return in-store (BORIS) return fraud is expected to be 48% higher than fraud in returns to non-store locations, which is “potentially spotlighting an area to further streamline data and process protocols when multichannel return processes are present.”

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AB&R

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Phoenix, Arizona, December 10, 2018 – AB&R® (American Barcode and RFID Inc.), a nationwide provider of proven supply chain solutions, will be an exhibitor at the RFID in Aerospace and Defense Conference in Arlington, VA on December 12, 2018. For further information about AB&R®, please visit www.abr.com.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

We’ve put together a new reading (and watch) list for this summer to help you gather some refreshing ideas as you gear up to plan for 2018. Looking for a software provider for Business Analytics, S&OP, Inventory Optimization, Production Planning & Scheduling or SC Network Design?

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 29, 2019

If we had to label 2018, it would be the year of “us versus them.” If the 2018 climate was about conflict, the supply chain equivalent would be about the uncertainty created from increasing complexity and volatility. Do you get the feeling you’re surrounded by conflict and uncertainty lately? You’re not alone if you do.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Each time the need for evolution presents itself, supply chain managers must create change management plans which not only help their business meet their goals, but present minimum disruption. . This presents a problem not only for general goods, but also for the supply of dangerous materials and components.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Today the stakes are even higher , with the ever-present ghost of disruption rattling supply chains around the world. Read on to learn about: Seasonal Inventory and Its Application Across Industries. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management. Understanding Seasonal Inventory and Its Implications Across Industries.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 10, 2018

By combining advances in computational intelligence, natural language processing and semantic reasoning, a number of leading companies are already realizing these returns along the value chain in the form of hyper-personalized consumer insights, to sales and marketing strategies and optimized supply chain planning and inventory optimization.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2018

Last week, I attended Innovate 2018 , the company’s first user conference, and as I stood on stage to deliver my keynote presentation in front of 140+ attendees, the answer was clear: Yes. The post Highlights from 3Gtms Innovate 2018 User Conference appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. New TMS Capabilities.

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AIMMS

JULY 19, 2017

We’ve put together a new reading (and watch) list for this summer to help you gather some refreshing ideas as you gear up to plan for 2018. Looking for a software provider for Business Analytics, S&OP, Inventory Optimization, Production Planning & Scheduling or SC Network Design?

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C3 Solutions

JULY 22, 2020

But it was really the development of innovative material handling systems in the mid-20th century that prompted the need for ways to keep track of more densely stored goods and higher levels of inventory. With the concurrent innovation in computing technology, inventory tracking systems were created that could generate automated reports.

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Stord

APRIL 4, 2019

To meet these high standards, shippers must position inventory near their customers to speed delivery and lower last mile costs. The industrial availability rate (a prominent measure of vacant space) fell to 7 percent at the end of 2018 in the United States, its lowest point since 2000.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Over the last year Santa’s supply chain team selected a leading supply chain planning platform and implemented demand, inventory and parts of the supply planning capabilities of this platform. Santa also wants to take advantage of all the new information available through the SC planning platform to optimize inventory.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

”[1] Dr. Nipa Basu ( @nipabasu ), Chief Analytics Officer at Dun & Bradstreet, adds, “Machine learning is changing the way businesses look at data and presenting new analytics opportunities for companies of all sizes. ”[2]. Greater efficiency. New business opportunities. ” 7. . ” Footnotes. [1]

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In this post we will present recent trends you may not have heard of – yet – but ought to keep an eye on as they develop. Distributed Inventory. Distributed inventory reduces the lead time from a customer placing an order to the product being delivered while simultaneously reducing shipping costs. Digital Twin.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

click and collect or click and next-day delivery) present a whole new set of challenges to retailers and e-tailers. By 2018, proliferation of advanced, purpose-built, analytic applications aligned to the Internet of Things (IoT) will result in 15 percent productivity improvements for manufacturing supply chains.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In May 2018, Amazon announced it would institute a lifetime ban for customers that habitually return merchandise. According to Howland, “Returns are expensive for retailers, representing lost sales, sometimes damaged or opened inventory and extra staff time. They’re referred to as serial returners. Some 61% of U.S.

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