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Inflation in 2022: Is the Bullwhip Effect to Blame for Retail Inventory Glut

Logistics Viewpoints

Michael Burry’s tweet was referencing the CNN article Just keep your returns: Stores weigh paying you not to bring back unwanted items. Here’s my take on the topic. Retailers’ Inventories – Just Keep your Returns? Conclusion: Whiplash not Bullwhip Effect.

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. The discipline, first defined in 1982, includes source, make, deliver, and planning functions. The Palantir approach is not a good fit for the supply chain management market. The supply chain career is new. Palantir IPO.

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Editor’s Choice: The TikTok Effect on Demand Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article is from Kinaxis and explores the TikTok Effect. Or, why you need demand planning for going viral on social media. To read the full article, click HERE. The post Editor’s Choice: The TikTok Effect on Demand Planning appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

SCMDOJO

Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) is a new approach to managing the complex process of getting products from manufacturers to consumers. It involves outsourcing the entire supply chain function to a third-party provider who manages everything from sourcing raw materials to delivering finished products to customers.

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Four Reviews of DDMRP for Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

Source: The Enterprise System Spectator. In recent months four experts have weighed in on Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP). Here is an overview of those reviews, followed by my own short commentary, plus links to the articles at the end of the post. Lora Cecere says, “ If you don’t follow Stefan, you should.

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. There is greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and sourcing. Likewise, the Terra Technology team will need to learn sourcing. The Company has a checkered past.

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Maybe its time for consumers to consume less…Market Satiation as a new supply chain strategy

NC State SCRC

Each node, however, is also a bottleneck, which creates a series of problems that hinder the flow of materials from source to consumer. This is similar to the concept of “demand management” in procurement, which involves reducing the total volume of usage for a product to reduce overall costs.