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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. To help, I wrote a few definitions on the board: Demand-Driven Processes.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Offering a discounted membership in the days leading up to Prime Day is another way Walmart has been stepping up its effort to woo customers over from the e-commerce giant. An earlier system included waves peaking at 10 meters (32.8 For Target, it’s both about meeting consumer demand and living up to its own corporate pledges.

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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

GlobalTranz works with manufacturing shippers every day to move their goods and streamline their logistics strategies. There have been fluctuations in demand that have made forecasting feel impossible. In an ever-changing landscape, the ability to be flexible and adjust your strategy as needed is what makes a manufacturer successful.

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Green Supply Chain – Moving the Sustainable Needle

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Commitments to aggressive emissions reductions targets by 2030, with net zero by mid-century, are now accepted as base requirements in our pursuit to keep planetary warming within 1.5 Hope is not a strategy. Consumer demand for sustainable goods has grown exponentially in recent years, putting enormous pressure on manufacturers.

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The Benefits of Sustainable Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Paralleling this growth in e-commerce is a growth in carbon emissions – parcel deliveries are estimated to increase by 78% globally by 2030, resulting in up to 30% greater emissions. For companies to achieve reductions in carbon footprints, they should look to sustainable investments in their supply chains for the greatest impact.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

My assigned topic was demand visibility. 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 order is a poor proxy for market demand.

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Adapting Supply Chains to the Digital Retail Revolution

SCMDOJO

Notably, social commerce entails direct buying and selling on social media platforms. According to a recent report by Global Web Index, modern shoppers distribute their attention across multiple social platforms and are increasingly likely to purchase products on their mobile devices.