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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

Kimberly-Clark, in 2022, finished the year at 13% margin and 6.15 turns in 2022. Orbit Charts for Kimberly-Clark and Kellogg for 2013-2022 A good friend of mine, asked, “Isn’t this the impact of the pandemic.” My reply to my friend is that “The supply chain is a complex non-linear system.

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The Role of Digitisation and Analytics in Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Role of Digitisation and Analytics in Supply Chain Resilience. Systems empowered with this technology can allow for greater traceability and end-to-end supply chain visibility during different stages of the supply chain process. Analytics for Diversifying the Supply Base. Digital Supply Chain to Drive Resilience.

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Inventory and Inflation

Enterra Insights

The irony of excess inventory. Reporters from Bloomberg explain, “A nationwide inventory glut has led to unexpected bargains for U.S. Excess inventory was also caused by the Bullwhip Effect. ” Optimizing inventory. trillion because of mismanaged inventory.”[7]

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Is supply chain inventory the problem?

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

The Logistics of Logistics

What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. WRITTEN BY STEFANY MARTIN / POSTED ON JUNE 9, 2022. Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. When asked what peak season is, it’s easy to assume the holidays are the only peak shipping season.

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The Coolest Supply Chain Boutique Consultants

Logistics Viewpoints

My colleague Clint Reiser has completed a study on warehouse management system (WMS) boutiques. A boutique is a small, regionally focused system integration and consulting firm. They were Koerber’s WMS partner of the year in 2022. What is a boutique? WMS has been a historical centerpiece to the practice.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

With these at play, having agile planning systems which can consume large amounts of internal and external data and provide decision intelligence and decision automation are becoming essential capabilities retailers seek. In March 2022, online shopping was up 27% over the previous year. In 2022 overall, U.S.