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A Story of Throwing the Baby Out With The Bathwater in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. The Supply chain leader wants Technology from Company C, and the demand planner intends to purchase a solution from Technology Solution D. Avoid Badly Written RFP Bake-offs.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Say you purchase your coveted gadget online, eagerly tracking its journey from warehouse to your welcoming hands. Customer satisfaction and keeping costs in check rests on optimal last-mile delivery operations. In 2021, a wide range of major product categories saw online purchase returns, with rates varying from 8% to 88%.

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Coming soon to a supply chain near you: 8 big digital disruptors

Kinaxis

He relayed how he saw a demo of true shelf-aware systems at a retail location that sends alerts in real-time when a stock out happens directly to a mobile phone. Create sticky purchasing behavior with customers by offering robust delivery services. Recognize drones have the potential to redefine the cost of last-mile logistics.

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Supply Chain Optimization Software – A Comprehensive Guide for Manufacturers

ThroughPut

These innovations have truly triggered an innovative collaboration between partners, distributors, and suppliers that extend well beyond the physical/virtual walls of the enterprise. This is very helpful, especially when you use data pulled from real-time analytics. This helps solve several problems for them: 1.

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Supply Chain Optimization Software – A Comprehensive Guide for Manufacturers

ThroughPut

These innovations have truly triggered an innovative collaboration between partners, distributors, and suppliers that extend well beyond the physical/virtual walls of the enterprise. This is very helpful, especially when you use data pulled from real-time analytics. This helps solve several problems for them: 1.