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4 Key Trends to Watch in Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' The advancements in 3D printing and 'Additive Manufacturing,' coupled with supply chain efficiencies, could make distributed manufacturing a reality, ushering in the era of smart manufacturing.

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When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. While we will recover quickly in retail (moving from painful shortages to a glut of inventory), the chemical industry–sitting four and five layers back in the supply chain–takes longer to recover. Time For Action.

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When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. While we will recover quickly in retail (moving from painful shortages to a glut of inventory), the chemical industry–sitting four and five layers back in the supply chain–takes longer to recover. Time For Action.

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When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. While we will recover quickly in retail (moving from painful shortages to a glut of inventory), the chemical industry–sitting four and five layers back in the supply chain–takes longer to recover. Time For Action.

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Supply Chain and Sales alignment increase responsiveness

Alloy

If you’re a supply chain geek, you probably already follow Supply Chain Now , the go-to podcast for all things supply chain. (In In fact, you may have caught Alloy on a previous episode.). Hosts (and supply chain experts in their own right) Greg White and Scott W.

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Seven best practices for data-driven order allocation

Alloy

When orders exceed inventory available in your warehouses, you’re faced with tricky allocation decisions to maximize sales and keep customers happy. While there are other factors like transportation costs, OTIF fines and customer relationships to consider, begin by prioritizing a retailer’s orders that will prevent the most Lost Sales $.

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Better Direct Import Replenishment Planning for Consumer Goods Brands

Alloy

These orders generally arrive by the container and are transported directly from the manufacturer to the retailer’s distribution center. Brands don’t need to hold the inventory, may not need to arrange transportation and don’t need to forecast for that subset of products.