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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Retailers need to respond with innovative transportation strategies and packaging options, as well as training for employees. Trusted names like Sears, J.C.

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Is it time to take your supply chain glocal?

Kinaxis

I first heard the term only a few months ago during Zoltan Pekar’s presentation at our annual training and user conference, Kinexions. As defined by the source of all knowledge, Wikipedia, “glocalization is the adaptation of globally marketed products and services to local markets.”

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Retailers need to respond with innovative transportation strategies and packaging options, as well as training for employees. Trusted names like Sears, J.C.

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Where Would We Be Without All of the BullS&%T?

Supply Chain Shaman

As I stare at my keyboard sitting on my desk, my view is the train station draped in darkness. It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. I also do not know a team that has been successful implementing a solution across make, source and deliver processes without clearly defined goals and process workflows.

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Where Would We Be Without All of the BullS&%T?

Supply Chain Shaman

As I stare at t he keyboard sitting on my desk, my view is the train station draped in darkness. It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. I also do not know a team that has been successful implementing a solution across make, source and deliver processes without clearly defined goals and process workflows.

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How Electra Implemented Precoro Soon After Establishment and Grew Ever Since

Precoro

Now Electra has offices in France, Belgium, and Italy, with Spain and Switzerland marking the next destinations on their expansion roadmap. Mr. Lelarge is responsible for sourcing materials and services for constructing cutting-edge e-charging stations and overseeing the delivery logistics from suppliers to Electra's warehouse.

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

In this post, Bram Desmet outlines the three main categories of supply chain complexity — Planning/Sourcing/Making/Delivering, Processes/People/Tools/Analytics, the impact of fast changing technology, increasing market speed and turbulence, attracting and developing talent. Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/….