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7 Tips for Increasing Traffic to Your Frozen Slush Beverage Center!

Supply Chain Game Changer

You need to make more than just delicious treats to keep up with demand. For example, if you have an event, such as a birthday party or school dance, try offering free refills during those times only. It will bring in more business while also promoting the upcoming event itself. Keep It Fresh and Clean. Draw Attention.

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Retail Apocalypse Predicted to Continue

Enterra Insights

An apocalypse is defined as an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale. Back in 2017, Bloomberg journalists Matt Townsend ( @matt_townsend ), Jenny Surane ( @jennysurane ), Emma Orr ( @emmajorr ), and Christopher Cannon ( @homiedonttweet ), predicted the retail apocalypse was just beginning.[3]

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Logistics Challenges Involved in Home Services and How to Overcome Them

Locus

There was a time when calling a professional to clean or repair something in your home was considered a luxury. Compare this to 2022, when home services are no longer about just hiring domestic help and cooks. The pandemic has forced customers to spend more and more time indoors. billion by 2026.

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Learnings and Insights From the 2023 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium

BlueYonder

He observed that high-performing organizations are focusing on customer experiences and metrics such as: Customer satisfaction On time, in full (OTIF) Customer lead time And of the respondents in the subset of high-performance organizations, over 70% of them believes that supply chain is as important to business success as other functions!

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Denied Party Screening: Why It Matters

QAD

It is important to note that denied party screening, also known as sanctioned party list screening or restricted party screening, does not just apply to overseas shipments. Unfortunately, manually keeping track of changes to DPLs is time-consuming and labor intensive. The alternative?

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Your Demand Forecast Is Wrong. Here’s How to Fix It.

ToolsGroup

But many supply chain practitioners don’t realize that the most common approach to supply chain planning–using a demand-driven forecast as the primary input to future planning–is just as passé. Develop your KPIs around this resiliency to uncertainty (ex: time to survive, time to recover, probability of execution).

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Only as Good as Your Data: Why Supply Chain Digital Twins Require Real-Time Data Unification

ToolsGroup

Let’s take a look at the challenges associated with digital twins and how real-time data systems are changing the game for companies looking to leverage them. They ingest information like transportation plans or shipment delays and model the implications of unexpected events. Get the insights you need.