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The Changing Landscape of Retail Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

The so-called “retail apocalypse” was deepened by the pandemic, then came inventory overload and inflation. Big Data Analytics and AI are at the forefront of this technological revolution, offering unprecedented opportunities for retailer agencies and agents to optimize their operations and enhance customer experience.”[1]

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2024: Planning for Success Amid the Uncertainty

Logistics Viewpoints

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. Sourcing and Procurement In sourcing and procurement, the top focus area for 2024 continues to be supplier/vendor relationship management (SRM).

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Are You Caught in Word Salad Dribble?

Supply Chain Shaman

Rolling up a perpetual inventory signal takes eleven hours. The company was working on improving real-time ATP without consideration of the data synchronization issues. In my last blog post, I shared insights on data synchronization between brand owners and contract manufacturing. days to get a perpetual inventory signal and 2.2

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IoT Inspired Smart Warehouses Are Reinventing Inventory Management

GlobalTranz

The internet allows for unlimited scalability and boosted efficiency in warehouse inventory management. The so-called “smart warehouse” takes advantage of these defining factors by connecting systems to streamline inventory management and overall productivity.

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What Powers Artificial Intelligence (AI)? A Guide to Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

But few people really understand what it is, how it works and more importantly, why it is so important to Procurement. This paper seeks to answer those questions and specifically address its benefits to the Procurement process by addressing the following checklist: Checklist. What is Artificial Intelligence or AI?

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Supply Chain Optimization 101: How to Best Harness the Power of Big Data

AFFLINK

You can’t open a major tech news site these days without encountering the words “big data.” What is Big Data? The easy question first: what is big data? As explained by a recent IBM report, “Big data is being generated by everything around us at all times. How Can Big Data be Used?

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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

I know that your primary focus is procurement. If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? In part, this results in increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves further up the supply chain.