Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. The audience assumes that the presenting company is outperforming. Watching the presentations, I wonder how we became so laser-focused on such a limited view of risk.

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AB&R

APRIL 12, 2022

In 2020, Walmart tested RFID again in its apparel departments. The post Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID appeared first on AB&R. Walmart saw the writing on the wall: With this model of shopping growing in popularity, RFID was the key to delivering accurate inventory levels and keeping customers happy.

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ChainPoint

OCTOBER 13, 2020

ChainPoint will be present as exhibitor at the 2020 Textile Sustainability Conference, a virtual conference that will take place from 2-6 November.

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Logility

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Over the years, the fashion industry has championed a movement toward sustainable apparel, environmentally friendly production practices, and the elimination of forced labor. But a new layer of complexity now presents another existential topic: the chain of custody. But it’s not that simple for the fashion industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

To make the argument, let’s look at industry orbit charts in aggregate for the period of 2006-2017 for the apparel and chemical companies. For apparel, it was the transition to cheaper labor in the Asian market. (In In the apparel industry 30-40% of the cost of goods is labor.) I hand-pick the presentations. The problem?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In the case of grocery and apparel purchases, 40% and 39% respectively said that they would by more from those retailers whose delivery practices were more sustainable than the competition. Instead of thinking that sustainable home delivery is a challenge, retailers need to see it for the opportunity it presents.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

Failure to innovate in the retail supply chain arena is already having negative financial repercussions for brick and mortar stores, especially when it comes to apparel. Amazon makes up about 7% of the US apparel market, and according to reports , that figure could increase to 19% by 2020. Find a way to know sooner and act faster.

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Introduction The E-commerce Apparel industry in Southeast Asia has experienced unprecedented growth, driven by consumers increasingly turning to online platforms for their fashion needs. While this surge presents immense opportunities, it also brings high competition and unique challenges. billion by 2027. billion in 2027.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2016

For large apparel and retail companies, the treatment of labor in sweat shops in third world countries presents a critical set of issues. But a key driver is almost always focusing on the issues that could be most injurious to that company’s brand equity.

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Logility

JUNE 8, 2022

continues to grow its market share in the apparel industry with the addition of Next Level Apparel® and stichd to its customer community. Logility, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software, Inc.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

I was informed of a recent customer case – an apparel retailer located in Denmark. I was aware of the German Logistics Award presented to dm-drogerie markt for its use of the solution in its Brandenburg facility. I asked Manhattan about recent examples of customers utilizing the company’s WES functionality.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 7, 2023

Attended by an international audience of over 81,000 visitors, the event highlighted the latest retail innovations and boasted best-practice keynotes and presentations on timely and crucial industry strategies. EuroShop 2023 has closed a successful five days of exhibitions and networking in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2022

Amazon shopping categories with the highest rates of fake reviews were women’s apparel, health & personal care, cosmetics, pet supplies and wireless earbud headphones respectively.” .”[3] She adds, “Among the data pulled from Amazon, Walmart.com and BestBuy.com — representing half of all U.S. Search Fatigue.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2022

One session that I found interesting was a presentation from Patrick Noonan, Chief Product Officer at SanMar. SanMar is the largest wholesaler of apparel into the corporate identity, promotional product, and ad specialty space in the United States. SanMar was founded by Marty Lott from the basement of a Seattle office building in 1971.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

The company presently owns five manufacturing facilities in the U.S. In our prior perspectives related to New Balance ’s domestic manufacturing strategy, we observed that while this producer may not be the largest branded footwear and athletic apparel in the U.S., The company clarifies that while it’s MADE U.S.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Demand modeling systems with attribute-based planning can disaggregate the merchandise plan down to the stock unit and item-location level, forecasting the expected demand that determines the product assortment presented in each type of store.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Color Image Apparel, Inc., Dixon Valve & Coupling Company, LLC, Dyehard Fan Supply, LLC, Husqvarna AB, John Paul Richard, Rhone Apparel, Spanx, Stony Apparel Corp, The Echo Design Group, Topson Downs of California, Inc., C&A Mexico, Cariuma Central Pte. Diversey, Inc., Huhtamaki, Inc., Demand Management, Inc.,

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. It describes a system for on-demand apparel manufacturing, allowing for custom-made clothes delivered quickly.

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SCM Research

MARCH 15, 2017

Today’s guest post comes from Brian Jacobs and Vinod Singhal, who present the results of their recent research on social issues in global textile supply chains. To examine this assumption, we studied the stock market reaction to 39 global apparel retailers with significant sourcing in Bangladesh.

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o9 Solutions

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Fashion and apparel. To give the participants insights into current challenges across each industry, seven inspirational speakers presented during the kick-off. Mentors were motivating the teams until their final pitch, which culminated with presentations in front of our expert jury. Consumer electronics. Public sector.

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Pivot88

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Whilst we might not be full-time rockstars (karaoke efforts notwithstanding), the Pivot88 team have been on tour, hitting Maastricht and Milan last week for the 34th IAF World Fashion Convention and the PI Apparel shows. Check out the video to see what we think #trustinaction looks like.

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Logility

JUNE 8, 2021

Hostess Brands, LLC, Hybrid Promotions LLC, Insmed Incorporated, Kyjen Company, LLC (DBA Outward Hound), La La Land Creative Company LLC, Lacoste Operations, Next Level Apparel, OFS Fitel, LLC, Peet’s Coffee, Inc., Premier Farnell UK Limited, Reynolds Consumer Products Company, Rhone Apparel, Inc., GOJO Industries, Inc.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The presentation is on slideshare.) In the case of Apparel and Automotive industries there are slight improvements, but they have shifted inventories to suppliers. At the session, we discussed why companies have not made more progress on inventory management.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2016

This family-owned company — a leading brand in durable workwear and outdoor apparel — was founded in 1889 but its business continues to change rapidly. Gibson highlighted in her presentation, Carharrt is experiencing rapid growth. Gregg Lanyard from Manhattan Associates also presented during the session.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For some online apparel retailers, returns now average 40% of sales. Dale Rogers, a business professor at Arizona State, gave a presentation with his son Zachary Rogers, a business professor at Colorado State, during which they said that winter-holiday returns in the United States are now worth more than $300 billion a year.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come as they visit the Xmas supply chain. New product crazes present struggling businesses and eager entrepreneurs alike with an opportunity … The nature of China’s booming electronics business is to be adaptable to the whims of a global market.”. But it comes at a price.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

The question of near-shoring or reshoring is really a question for labor-intensive industries like apparel. … The current crisis exposed the vulnerability of global supply chains, but it presents an excellent opportunity for developing regional supply chains that are more resilient. ” Concluding Thoughts. It’s about time.”

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2014

Bill Nienburg, Vice President of Global Merchandising and Sales Planning, Under Armour, did just this in front of 300 supply chain practitioners at the recent Logility Connections 2014 conference in Atlanta, GA, calling the athletic apparel maker’s supply chain “a cornerstone for [Under Armour’s] overall growth agenda.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The script will be distributed to CFOs of apparel, consumer packaged goods, and food/beverage companies next week. I then finished a forty-minute presentation, and prepared for questions. Bernstein & Co., Following the conference, Alexia asked for me to share the methodology with over 150 financial analysts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. Apparel is an example. Results of Financial Reengineering Fails the Apparel Manufacturing Industry. . #8 It has been awhile. This blog post formed in my head as I worked with clients this month.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2020

But many chains in hard-hit discretionary categories, like apparel, would still see sales fall 5% to 10% during the holiday shopping season from a year ago, according to Fitch, the ratings company.”[4] ”[4] You know things look bleak if the “best-case scenario” involves fallen sales.

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Vinculum

APRIL 28, 2020

Fashion Trends and Apparel. Experts suggest that the present crisis can lead to more investment in omnichannel technologies. Digital sales usually vary in different business categories with food & beverages holding 3.25%, apparel at 28.9% All the examples above predict the growth of the retail business’s digitization.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

… Companies are struggling to find space for the glut of apparel, kitchen appliances and other goods filling up their supply chains.” Getting those goods to store shelves or consumers’ homes presents another planning challenge.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

On January 22, 2014, some 120 master’s students representing about 30 countries will gather at the MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA to present 70 to 80 supply chain thesis research projects. Each project will be presented on electronic posters created by the students for the event. Here are some examples.

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Sourcemap

JUNE 11, 2019

Here are some of my takewaways: Supply chain transparency and traceability are different things - and they're both becoming business as usual across industries including food and agriculture, apparel, electronics, beauty, and more… Satellite monitoring, especially using a new generation of micro-satellites, is enabling global coverage for issues that (..)

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Yes, they build food and beverage products, homeware, electronics, apparel, personal care, and cosmetics. Just like the order management platforms adopted until now, manufacturers haven’t traditionally been equipped to present such holistic, accurate estimations of delivery to their customers and partners.

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Vinculum

MAY 23, 2022

The e-commerce player and the retailers that strategically sell consumer durables, apparel, groceries, and other relatable products are on the verge of raising their warehouse space to 10-15% every year; with the hike in demand for such services, the e-commerce industries or organization.

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