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Is it too Early For 2022 Predictions?

Logistics Viewpoints

With Christmas goods in stores before Halloween this year, I thought there was no reason that we shouldn’t also get a jump on 2022 predictions. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. This is clearly an opportunity and challenge for retailers and last mile logistics companies.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. Spring 2020-February 2021.

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The Crypto Market in 2023: 3 Predictions with the Best Odds!

Supply Chain Game Changer

While it has not been the best year to sell crypto, 2022 has so far been an excellent year to buy them. As we go through some of the predictions regarding the crypto market next year, the whole picture should present itself with greater clarity. Things may change a bit in 2023 for bitcoin, as per expert predictions.

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A Conversation with Stuart Whiting, Schneider Electric

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility.

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

As 2021’s holiday shopping statistics proved, pandemic or not, consumers are willing to spend. (My Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition.

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Machine Learning and Digital Transformation

Enterra Insights

Keeping up with and making sense of all this data is far beyond the capabilities of traditional analytic methods. The staff at Predictive Oncology explains, “Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are no longer the concepts of science fiction — they’re a $1.41 Tech journalist Christian Rigg agrees with Wang.

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Lessons Learned from 2021 Peak Season for 2022 Planning

Intelligent Audit

billion were impacted by more constrained inventory than expected, including some high-demand holiday items…,” Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said. The highest percentage, 37%, use Excel-based forecasting, while 20% use manual “gut-based” forecasting models. Outlook: More Agility, Data Analytics Will Help Speed Improvements.