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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

ToolsGroup

GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe. There are extremely long distances between some transportation hubs. P&G knew that it needed to improve its S&OP forecast quality, while reducing the human effort and inventory needed to meet customer service levels.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

This, together with lack of visibility, poor planning capability and outdated assets due to high cost of capital, results in ad hoc decisions made in functional silos that are more focused on cost and inventory risk avoidance and less on service, thereby contributing to inefficient (and often, inflexible) supply chain processes.”

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Online retailers in South America have been struggling for years to overcome several obstacles to success, including extensive customs delays, poor transportation infrastructure, and the lack of end-to-end supply chain visibility. As a result, inventory builds up, costs rise, and customers wait longer for their products to arrive.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. WTO: Trade growth to remain subdued in 2016 as uncertainties weigh on global demand. Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it. Bed Bath & Beyond is also implementing inventory reduction strategies and is on track for a 5% reduction year-over-year by the end of the current fiscal year.

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Market Forecast of Omni-channel And Warehouse Management Systems till 2029

Vinculum

Logistics and Transportation. South America assures Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Nigeria. It takes care of inventory management, warehouse management, picking and packing the stock, shipping, delivering the stuff to the correct address, and satisfying the customer’s needs and choices as per the choice. Cloud-based.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

I have been fortunate to lead teams from Latin America, Mexico to Argentina. If you had something inside that product that said, “It was on a forklift, truck and final mile delivery for this long,” you can start to say, “I can manage my inventory better.” You can reduce your inventory costs. That money is found money.