Unleashed

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

From the continuing impact of the global pandemic to the ever-increasing importance of ‘transparency technology’ and sustainable practices, the food industry has its work cut out for it in 2021. So if you have a thirst for knowledge, here’s all you need to know about food industry trends for 2021. Consumer trends in food industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2022

In July of 2021, this iconic branded workwear retailer announced the promotion of Danilo Amoretty to the newly created role of Senior Vice President of Global Product Supply and Operations. Executive Moves. This new role reports to the President and Chief Operating Officer for Carhartt , Linda Hubbard. Supporting CIO Role. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

For example, DRP and TMS have nothing in common, and revenue management (price or promotion management) does not connect to demand planning.) A Focus on Safety Stock Is Too Narrow for Effective Inventory Management. A manufacturing company’s safety stock is 30-40% of the total inventory requirement. Market Driven Insights.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

Then is stockpiling regional inventories the answer to serving consumer demand and mitigating delays? The cases of fashion and vaccine are recent examples of challenges that supply chains face. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2021. In Fashion, the value of having reserve stock on hand, can be negated quickly.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As I look at the financials, I question what the value could be if we got serious about innovation through new forms of analytics. For a gal like me, innovation is painfully slow. Companies are hanging their hats on marketing buzzwords, not innovation. While the term AI is bandied-about, innovation is slow.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Matt and his partner, Derek Loftus started popcapacity in 2021 with the goal of delivering frictionless 3PL warehousing and fulfillment capacity by leveraging marketplace style technology and AI. New tech-centric competitors entering the market with innovative business models. About p opcapacity. Just-in-time vs just-in-case.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

A forum was great for networking but not for driving process innovation. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology. In Table 1, I share a comparison of the two methods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortage—are rolling over into 2022 and, in addition, the environment and machine learning are becoming more important for logistics and supply chain professionals. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 1, 2021

No More “Get-Out-of-Jail-Free” Card In 2021, supply chain disruption was the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. Executives at S&P 500 companies blamed their supply chains for missed earnings more than 3,000 times in 2021, which was up 50% over 2020. While some challenges still exist (e.g. It’s time to be much more skeptical.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2022

workers have quit their jobs since April 2021, disrupting businesses everywhere. McKinsey quotes a stack overflow survey that shows “the… technologies I’d be working with” is much more important than, for example, “the industry that I’d be working in” when making a job choice. More than 19 million U.S. Beyond Excel.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ? It is prime time for visibility / inventory management tools and outsourcing. Record levels of VC funding , over USD 11bn in 2021, is creating more challengers still. Figure 1: US E-commerce sales as a % of total sales, 1999 – 2021.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

With all that in mind, I thought I’d share some examples of the highs and lows of online and in-store retail that enterprises have endured between late 2019 and early 2021, and highlight some of the most notable changes in the retail supply chain arena during that period. Target Hitting the Mark With Fulfillment From Stores.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2021

This was just the latest of several omnichannel fulfillment enhancements from Walgreens, including nationwide rollout of same-day delivery with Instacart , launched February 2021, and nationwide same-day curbside pick-up , launched July 2020. How can we strategically house inventory to better support gig integration?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Orbit Chart of Four Industry Sectors at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns (Year-over-Year Averages for the Sector). Let’s start with honesty and a focus on process innovation. Lack of Focus on Form & Function of Inventory and Designing Network Flows. Reversing The Trend.

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Unleashed

JUNE 2, 2021

Smart Factories use sensors, IoT, the Cloud, Big Data, AI, virtual reality, robotics and innovative production methods – like 3D printing and CNC machining. Increased innovation and collaboration opportunities. Examples of SME Smart Factories. What are the benefits of digital transformation in manufacturing?

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

An apt example is Corona beer. For example, Carlton United Brewery’s marketing strategy for Victoria Bitter portrays a sense of the Australian culture:mate ship, and reward for a job well done with its “hard earned thirst” campaign that ran from the 60s to early 2000s. Brand loyalty is a key factor in customer retention.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

During our next installment of QAD Tomorrow on December 1, 2021, we’ll focus on how manufacturers adopting digital solutions are future proofing their operations. For example, material status and inventory levels are only available from a disconnected warehouse system. Way too much work in progress inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As I look at the financials, I question what the value could be if we got serious about innovation through new forms of analytics. For a gal like me, innovation is painfully slow. Companies are hanging their hats on marketing buzzwords, not innovation. While the term AI is bandied-about, innovation is slow.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Back in the fall of 2021, Walgreens announced it was closing five San Francisco stores, citing ongoing organized retail crime as the reason. If retailers didn’t have enough to worry about with the pandemic, inventory issues, and labor shortages, a new type of organized crime has been added to their plate. Retail Smash-and-Grab.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

According to a report , between 2020 and 2021 there was a dramatic growth in companies focusing on making their supply chains more resilient. Primarily this meant increasing inventories as opposed to other strategies like nearshoring. Not surprising as this period was the high point of the pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

For example, go to the Walmart, turn right, and it is the third house on the left. This digital twin contains network costs – the inventory carrying cost is X for this product, by Y for this one. The cost reduction includes sourcing, customs & duties, transportation, production, and inventory holding costs.

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QAD

APRIL 1, 2021

QAD Director of Product Marketing Brent Dawkins explains in the March 2021 issue of ERP News how the impact of COVID-19 continues to challenge manufacturers up and down the supply chain and the importance of digital manufacturing, even after the pandemic. Examples of Where Digital Transformation Can Have an Impact.

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QAD

JANUARY 24, 2023

It is no secret that procurement executives are constantly seeking innovative ways to maximize efficiency and address unexpected supply disruptions. Detained withhold release order (WRO) shipments move to a bonded facility: After a WRO is administered, importers can move inventory to a bonded facility until admissibility determination by CBP.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 30, 2022

For example, in the early stages of the pandemic, consumers bought many more cleaning products and shelf-stable foodstuffs than normal. Ron Hughes, Senior Manager of shopper strategy and innovation at the Coca-Cola Co., These new personal circumstances drive changes in consumer behavior, attitudes and shopping habits worldwide.”[1].

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 14, 2022

years of tech innovation separating digital leaders from laggards. According to Gartner’s 2022 CEO survey, growth is still the #1 priority (the same as 2021). For example: Better service = more sales. Lower inventory = better cash flow, freed-up working capital. Part of offset strategy also includes technology change.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Retailers should have had their goods by now yet for some their inventory hasn’t even left the country of manufacture. What are the options for Retailers to circumvent these logistics delays and get their inventory on hand in time for Holiday sales? Panic should be setting in now if it hasn’t already. The State of Things.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 23, 2021

. “When I hear the words ‘supply chain’ now,” he writes, “I perk up and pay attention because there’s a good chance a startup is doing something innovative and dare I say, sexy, in the space. For example, Germain explains that Suresh Acharaya, a professor of practice at the University of Maryland Robert H.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

As a result of these God given advantages, farmers have exploited these and through innovation managed to feed a big part of the world far beyond what that country or region needs for their own consumption. You could argue that this success story was the result of an optimisation of agri-food supply chains at a global level.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

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. The shifts in growth from 2019-2021 are dramatic. The decline in inventory turns uses cash. My question is, “Why?”

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Common Supply Chain strategies, such as just-in-time inventory, exacerbate the impact of shocks. For example, nearly half (43.9%) of CPOs responding to a recent survey by Ardent Partners indicated that they do not know what percent of their suppliers are high risk. Stockpiling inventory has been the most common response.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 9, 2022

Traditionally, inventory counts were a complex exercise done manually about once a year but RFDI technology enables retailers such as Macy’s to monitor stock monthly bringing accuracy from 60% to over 90%. 5 Examples of Innovative Uses for RFID Technology in Retail. Figure 1Vasi?, ?. & & (2018). Aliakbarian. BioSpectrum.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than ever, seasonal inventory needs to be carefully accounted for during the demand forecasting and inventory planning process , ensuring right-sized inventory that can meet customer expectations while limiting the spend and use of working capital. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

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ModusLink Corporation

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Some brands such as Amazon have even accumulated a sense of fame for their innovative and well-managed Supply Chain. COVID-19 is a showing example of this. Retrieved July 24, 2021, from [link]. 2021, July 22). Managing a strong Supply Chain can already be quite the challenge. Academia Press. igi-global. Igi-Global.Com.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2022

From supporting cutting-edge cancer research to helping businesses track their inventory, machine learning and AI offer the ability to disrupt and enhance our existing processes in virtually every segment of society.”[1]. 9] Bernard Brode, “ AI Gets the Glory but ML is Quietly Making Fortunes ,” insideBIGDATA, 8 May 2021. [10]

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Just how bad were supply chain challenges in 2021? Bad enough to become the subject of memes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during 2021. For 2021, U.S. trillion, representing 8 percent of the year 2021’s 23 trillion U.S. business logistics costs for 2021. . billion in 2021, an increase of 15.2 percent to $1.85

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Women in Supply Chain award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. In addition, Michela developed an accurate analysis of procurement, and implemented reporting on lost sales and inventory management.

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