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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff Flowers and Joe Lynch discuss why inventory is everything. In his last role at Bluelinx, Jeff was the General Manager of Metal Products Business Unit which generated $250M in revenue sourcing products from 17 different countries serving 18,000 SKUs to national, regional and local building products retailers. About Jeff Flowers.

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] These advancements demonstrate how logistics connect the world — and always have.”[2]

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2024: Planning for Success Amid the Uncertainty

Logistics Viewpoints

Five Year Performance on Business Goals (2019 – 2023) Looking at 2024 Priorities When it comes to organizational priorities across supply chain functions for 2024, APQC finds that supply chain planning remains in the top spot for the fifth year (selected by 90 percent of organizations).

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The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”

Talking Logistics

The research focused on the inventory visibility and optimization challenges that companies face today related to omni-channel fulfillment and the actions they should take to elevate their omni-channel performance. And it begins with improving their inventory accuracy. The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”.

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Build Supply Chain Resilience with a Diverse Sourcing Strategy 

Logility

Since 2019, nearly 70% of supply chain leaders have been constantly responding to disruption. And for that reason, they can absorb and avoid disruption, measure variability proactively, and establish the rights strategies and inventory buffers to address it across the supply network and short- and long-term planning horizons.

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2021 Logistics Outlook: Truckload Freight Market Forecast

GlobalTranz

Many furniture manufacturers reported lengthy delays for build-to-order pieces due to reduced workforces and difficulties in sourcing fabrics and components. Rapid shifts in sourcing increased shipping spend and left routing guides useless for meeting demands. Rethink Inventory. Rather than focus on regional D.C.s,

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, the company announced that it will acquire Italy’s Bomi Group, which provides global healthcare logistics services. It covers 37 states and parts of Canada through a fleet of more than 150,000 crowd-sourced drivers, it says. 7-Eleven acquires Skipcart delivery service.