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Next Level Apparel® Takes its Demand and Inventory Planning to the Next Level with the Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform

Logility

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced the addition of Next Level Apparel® (NLA) to its customer community. Now, Next Level Apparel uses Logility’s planning technology in conjunction with Microsoft Dynamics ERP. About Next Level Apparel.

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How to Design a Successful Apparel Supply Chain

Logility

Apparel is an exciting and rapidly changing industry. Planners need to contend with inconsistent consumer buying behavior, the need to satisfy multiple channels, complex sourcing options and proliferating “sub-seasons,” collections and assortments. Establish In-Season Excellence to Maximize Sell-through.

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Provoking the Industry to Move Past Incrementalism

Supply Chain Shaman

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. Instead of pushing innovation forward, I see companies using the term “digital” as a path for IT spending. Instead of pushing innovation forward, I see companies using the term “digital” as a path for IT spending.

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

In the case of Apparel and Automotive industries there are slight improvements, but they have shifted inventories to suppliers. I wanted to say, “You let the consultants influence you to buy the wrong technologies based on IT standardization. Most planning happens in Excel Spreadsheets. Use of Excel Spreadsheets.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

” The industry is in a groupthink, largely missing the opportunities for breakthrough innovation. Demand latency is the time cycle to translate a channel purchase to an order.) The interjection of AI innovation is a positive, bringing new thinking to the technology landscape. Could SAP mobilize to redefine the space?

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. For some online apparel retailers, returns now average 40% of sales. People who buy portable generators during weather emergencies use them until the emergencies have ended, and then those go back too.

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6 Essential Procurement Training Courses for Professionals: How To Begin and Advance Your Career in Procurement

SCMDOJO

Procurement training equips you to excel in the corporate world by teaching you everything from supplier dynamics to negotiating strategies. What is procurement and purchasing Lesson 2. Procurement and Purchasing Cycle Lesson 7. Make or Buy decision Lesson 3. Trends and tendencies in procurement Lesson 3.