Remove 12 the-time-for-inventory-management-automation-is-now
article thumbnail

Inventory and Inflation

Enterra Insights

”[1] She adds, “Economists define inflation as the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. The irony of excess inventory. Tech writer Chris Stokel-Walker ( @stokel ) explains, “Retailers bamboozled by the pandemic now find themselves staring at mountains of unwanted stock.”[3]

article thumbnail

What You Need To Know About The State Of The Retail Worker Shortage

ToolsGroup

Yet according to retail advisory firm IHL , “The most significant challenges to inventory distortion are the availability of workers and the disruptions outside of the immediate control of the retailer.” And now, almost a year later, retailers are still concerned about filling positions. Hiring Halts and Reductions.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Q&A With Women Making a Big Impact in Supply Chain

ToolsGroup

Over time, I’ve been fortunate to work in groups where both men and women were well represented, and I’ve had excellent leaders who championed my career by giving me the freedom to chart my own path. It’s shown time and again that these skills can improve employee engagement and make for smooth-running operations.”

article thumbnail

The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

As 2021’s holiday shopping statistics proved, pandemic or not, consumers are willing to spend. (My When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. The wonderful world of retail. Ah, the joy of shopping.

article thumbnail

Here’s How to Make Your Next Supply Chain Software Evaluation Agile Instead of Agonizing

ToolsGroup

Remember 12 months ago, when we were all merrily celebrating Thanksgiving and starting our Christmas shopping, blissfully unaware of what was awaiting us just around the corner in 2020? It’s time for supply chain leaders like you to take bold action to improve your supply chain software evaluation process.

article thumbnail

The Intelligent IBP Manifesto – key principles for a new planning paradigm

Supply Chain Trend

We’ve entered an AI era where 76% of work can be augmented or automated. However, only 3% of companies apply automated execution and 7% autonomous end to end planning. 2% of managers apply best practice decision methods. Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles. And we sometimes already do.

article thumbnail

Amazon’s Q4 and 2022 Financial Performance Provides Added Concerns

Supply Chain Matters

billion reported in Q4 2021. billion reported in Q4 2021. Excluding a reported $5 billion unfavorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates, sales would have increased 12 percent. Amazon.com Inc. announced yet another concerning financial performance for both the Q4 holiday fulfillment quarter and for the full year 2022.