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Navigating Uncharted Waters: SMB Importers, 2024 and Red Sea Crisis Lessons

Freightos

Just when it seemed that 2024 would be a very welcome year of “normal” supply chains, the Red Sea crisis proved that for global supply chains, there is no such thing. With this fresh in mind, how are small and medium-sized importers preparing for 2024? The regression in pricing wasn’t just due to lower demand.

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ToolsGroup JustEnough® Brings Responsive AI to NRF 2024

ToolsGroup

BOSTON – December 14, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, announces that it will be exhibiting the latest AI enhancements to its JustEnough Retail Planning & Execution suite at NRF 2024, Retail’s Biggest Show, January 14-16, 2024.

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Key Insights from NRF 2024: Navigating the Future of Retail

ToolsGroup

The curtains have closed on the National Retail Federation (NRF) 2024 Retail’s Big Show, and this year’s event has been extraordinary, with a record-breaking attendance of nearly 40,000 participants from around the globe. The overarching theme was the translation of technological advancements into actionable results.

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2024 Supply Chain Predictions – Relative Stability and a Migration to the Mean

Logistics Viewpoints

Most notable is the extreme volatility in volumes, prices, and disruptions that have occurred. A value below 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being underutilized, reducing supply chain volatility. Of course, prices tend to jump from supply and demand pressures. The last few years have been anything but typical.

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Toyota’s EV Product Development and Market Growth Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

The reported strategy is to construct 14 assembly lines that can produce batteries for either hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric powered vehicles. According to a published report by Reuters , the move doubles down on the global auto maker’s strategy of both selling and catering to buyer needs for more than just plug-in EV s.

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ToolsGroup Launches Integrated In-Season Retail Inventory Optimization Solution 

ToolsGroup

BOSTON & LONDON — January 15, 2024 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced the launch of their In-Season Inventory Optimization Solution, an integrated suite of tools in the greater JustEnough retail planning and execution suite.

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ToolsGroup Recognized as a Leader in the SPARK Matrix for Intelligent Retail Pricing & Promotion Optimization by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions

ToolsGroup

BOSTON and LONDON – December 12, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce to has been named a technology leader in the in the SPARK Matrix™ analysis of Intelligent Retail Pricing and Promotion Optimization (IRP&PO) by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions (QKS).