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Freight Cost Volatility Impacts on Inflation – An Analysis

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Sources: U.S. Rates remained about 10X higher than pre-COVID through April of 2022, leading most importers to pass on at least some of those increased costs to consumers in the form of higher prices. What Goes Up Must Go Down – October 2022. Between May and September of 2021 alone rates tripled. CPI rate in October 2021.

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Inventory Forecasting Explained: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

A crystal ball sometimes wouldn’t go amiss in inventory forecasting. Here we explain the methods and formulas you can use to improve your inventory forecasting, and best practices for your business when designing and carrying out this process. Read more: What is Inventory Management?

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

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The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. Data source: eMarketer. As cited in Placer Lab’s Report on the Top 10 Retail Brands to Watch in 2022 , these smaller stores (down to 32,000 sq. Image source: Bring Me the News. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Trust Google to have the answer.

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Customers and Analysts Recognize ToolsGroup as a Supply Chain and Retail Planning Leader

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IL’s educational mission is to guide businesses to efficiently manage logistics, reduce and speed inventory, and neutralize transportation cost increases by aligning supply to demand and adjusting enterprise functions to support that paradigm shift.

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Build Supply Chain Resilience with a Diverse Sourcing Strategy 

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And for that reason, they can absorb and avoid disruption, measure variability proactively, and establish the rights strategies and inventory buffers to address it across the supply network and short- and long-term planning horizons. Developing Diverse, Resilient Sourcing Strateg ies. and no one can afford to do that.”.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

While I was preparing for surgery, Gartner released the Gartner Top 25 Analysis. The analysis is now in its ninetieth year. The Gartner analysis is biased toward companies within the Gartner network. Semiconductor Industry Analysis Would you feel better about your results if you were Intel or TSMC? The reason?

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When It Comes To Excess Inventory, Prevention Is Better Than Cure

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Excess inventory – it’s taking up your warehouse space, tying up working capital, and limiting your planning team’s range of motion. It’s time to Marie Kondo your supply chain by eliminating excess inventory and learning how to avoid it in the first place. Let’s talk about: What Excess Inventory Is. What Causes Excess Inventory.