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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

A requirement to apply as an analyst position for AMR Research was to write an opinion piece and defend the article in an interview. However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy.

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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

A recent Quality Digest article suggested that “ethical supply chain management is being fueled by consumer demand, profitability, and visibility. The concept of ethical sourcing has risen in popularity during the past four years.” . as a tornado struck a town in Kentucky in December 2021, workers at. In the U.S.,

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Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Feature Article by Ryan Tang – Executive Director, APAC?E2open. In E2open’s Supply Chain Innovation Report 2021 , 73% of respondents claimed their supply chain is either moderately, slightly, or not at all resilient. Do you know where the manufacturing facilities of your suppliers (and their suppliers) are physically located?

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. Continued lockdowns over the emergence of new COVID variants left the Produce Shipping Season of 2021 in a panic.

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What is Reverse Logistics?

GlobalTranz

For instance, goods move from the customer to the distributor or to the manufacturer. When a manufacturer’s product normally moves through the supply chain network, it is to reach the distributor or customer. A recent article in Logistics Viewpoints noted that UPS estimated that post-holiday returns were up 23% in 2020.

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Food Trends That Could Have an Impact in 2021

Zipline Logistics

Since much of the previous year in business and elsewhere was defined by a global pandemic, we are left asking what will 2021 look like for food and beverage shippers. Gen Z will emerge as the largest consumer group, commanding “$29 to $143 billion” in direct spending, according to an article in Forbes.

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IoT Benefits for Supply Chain Operations

Enterra Insights

He observes, “The good news is that, given our research suggests a lack of understanding rather than a complete lack of interest, the industry redoubling its efforts to educate and inform manufacturers should be able to turn this situation around. It’s now up to IoT providers to ensure that manufacturers don’t get left behind.”[1]