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3 Signs Your Inventory Is Cheating on You

John Galt

Inventory decisions affect transportation, warehousing, and customer service. The right optimization requires a behavioral shift. Here’s what companies that actually extract value from inventory do differently: Break down silos. Shared metrics are critical. Align incentives and decisions across the business.

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Five AI strategies for retail supply chains

crisp

Mobilize AI on the road There is a growing opportunity for supply chains to leverage AI for real-time logistics tracking and signaling, revolutionizing transportation management. Win the race to AI-driven supply chain excellence AI is already reshaping CPG supply chain strategies.

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US Manufacturing Sector Contracted for 30th Out of Last 32 Months in June

Supply Chain Digest

Finally, a manager in the transportation equipment sector stated that “The word that best describes the current market outlook is ‘uncertainty.’ The erratic trade policy with on-again/off-again tariffs has led to price uncertainty for customers, who appear to be prepared to hold off large capital purchases until stability returns.

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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. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible. For apparel, it was the transition to cheaper labor in the Asian market. (In

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Data source: eMarketer.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, the analysis overstates company performance in process industries like pharmaceuticals and understates the results of heavy discrete contributions in airspace and defense, apparel, diversified manufacturing, trucks and heavy equipment, and retail. Demand latency is the time cycle to translate a channel purchase to an order.)

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

Customers are buying less. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. Success of New Business Models. Disintermediation. The difference?