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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

This DC supplies that hospital and Cooper’s other facilities. The health care system’s primary distributors deliver supplies every morning to this DC. While getting personal protection equipment was difficult, 2021 was an even more challenging time for the supply chain team. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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Peak Shipping Season Update: What’s Driving Change in the Industry?

GlobalTranz

A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Survey. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Report.

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

The Logistics of Logistics

In addition, retailers are struggling to move inventory initially ordered in the first quarter of 2022 to make way for back-to-school and holiday merchandise. Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. for the same period in 2021.

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The Connective Tissue of the Supply Chain with Bart A De Muynck

The Logistics of Logistics

He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has contributed to publications including WSJ, Freightwaves, Inbound Logistics, Logistics Management, DC Velocity, Transport Topics, and Bloomberg. It achieved Tech Unicorn Status in June 2021 and raised $420M in Series F Funding led by Goldman Sachs, Thoma Bravo, and TPG.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation). Spring 2020-February 2021. We started the pandemic with twenty-one more days of inventory than we had in 2007. March 2021-August 2021. September 2021-March 2022.

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5 Ways to Optimize Your Distribution Center for 2021

AB&R

Operations are often multi-faceted, with many different tasks, shifting inventory locations, and new challenges with each passing day. Inventory Control Solutions. 1] DC Solutions Brochure. [2] 1] DC Solutions Brochure. [2] The post 5 Ways to Optimize Your Distribution Center for 2021 appeared first on AB&R.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion. In the sector, the bullwhip impact is high, the inflationary pressures of crude oil prices immense, the variability from energy outages painful, and inventories relatively low. Focus on right-sizing inventories. This was the biggest escalation since the 31.8%