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2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends

EazyStock

2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. With that in mind, here are a few trends for 2021 that could help your business outlast the pandemic: Supplier Diversification. Automation.

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Back to Logistics Tech School, 2022: the Lost Peak Season, the lingering COVID impact and more

Freightos

During the peak of the ocean freight congestion, in September 2021, ocean freight rates reached well over $20,000 for China – US West Coast shipping. While high, the shipping costs typically paled in comparison to the lost sales due to inventory shortages. View weekly update. The Elusive 2022 Peak Season.

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. My take away?

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies entered the pandemic with twenty more days of inventory than at the beginning of the great recession. A balance sheet analysis shows that 95% of publicly traded manufacturers are stuck (when compared to peer group) at the intersection of growth and margin, margin and inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth.

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Q3 2021 Trucking Trends and Freight Market Update

Zipline Logistics

Retail Inventory Restocks Buoying Freight Market. Despite a dip in May, retail sales were growing in year-over-year comparisons throughout the back half of 2020 and even into the spring of 2021. This bump in buying has depleted inventory levels throughout the sector, and shippers spent several quarters trying to catch up.

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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Growth agendas with the spiraling demand require cash, supplier shortages necessitate the shortening of payables, and the longer/more variable transport lead times decrease inventory turns increasing the need for cash. in 2021 was a rough ride. Comparison of Industry Players Within Consumer Goods for the Period of 2012-2021.

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When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence. On average, industries carry 38 more days of inventory than in 2007. The problem is that most of it is the wrong inventory due to planning fallacies.