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Inventory Everywhere, But Not the Right Product to Ship

Supply Chain Shaman

Despite investments in planning, today, industries hold 28 more days of inventory than in 2004. Note that in Figure 1, retail home improvements days of inventory increased 68 days, contract manufacturing days increased 48 days, retail apparel by 28 days, and containers and packaging manufacturing companies by 14 days.

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Eight Practices for Implementing Traceability in Apparel Supply Chains

Pivot88

It is a critical aspect of supply chain management for all industries, as it enhances transparency, sustainability, and accountability. The apparel industry in particular has pioneered traceability practices that can be adopted across retail sectors. Compliance with these regulations is now a necessity.

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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

The detentions have occurred across a variety of industries. But electronics; industrial and manufactured; and apparel, footwear, and textiles make up the bulk of products detained. In the case of Vietnam, it was more likely that Vietnamese companies were making apparel with cotton grown or processed into fabric in Xinjiang.

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Understanding the Profitability of Omnichannel Retail is a Problem

Logistics Viewpoints

Flow paths can include buying online/ship from store; buy online/pickup at store, shop at store/have item shipped from a different store, and many other options as well. The need for new omnichannel capabilities – particularly curb pick-up and ship-from-store – soared. Shipping from the store, and 5.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, which launched in April 2022, is still intent on finding and investing in startups that can help the e-commerce giant deliver goods faster, while improving the experience of customers as well as the employees who work in its warehouses and logistics departments. East Coast. 18 to $3,860.

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Supply Chain Leadership Series VII: Matthew Wallace, CEO, Project DXM

NC State SCRC

Changing the way people buy apparel Matthew Wallace has worked in a number of apparel management roles over his career, including as a Senior Director of Sourcing for Merchandising at Walmart, a senior VP at apparel manufacturer PVH (which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein), and currently the CEO of Project DXM (Digital Xpress Model).

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Parcel Shipping in Style: A Reveel Apparel Case Study

Supply Chain Brain

Join our insightful webinar as we unveil how our cutting-edge Parcel Spend Optimization solutions transform the landscape for the apparel and fashion industry. Embark on a journey of cost-effective parcel spend optimization with Reveel.

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