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Inventory Management Excellence: Some Companies to Learn From

Logistics Bureau

So, rather than get overly prescriptive, I’ll use this blog post to highlight some companies that have achieved success through excellence in inventory management , and outline some of the most effective elements of their strategies. In other words, it will be different for every enterprise or organisation. Book your free consultation.

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Big, Bulky & Rural with Grafton Elliot

The Logistics of Logistics

Grafton Elliott and Joe Lynch discuss big, bulky, and rural shipping. Grafton is the Founder and CEO of Onward, a big and bulky shipping network that helps retailers offer local like delivery service, to their customers located in suburban and rural zip codes.

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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

This blog post started a series of telephone calls. The Center of Excellence at the company wanted to improve base-level capabilities but struggled to move forward due to the traditional views of the planning team, which they felt were self-serving. (The In this blog, I try to answer both questions. Definition. Merriam-Webster.

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Untangling The Tangled Web We Weave

Supply Chain Shaman

Was it that Kraft was not clear in its definition of supply chain excellence (which was true) or not clear on how to best use the system (which was also true)? As for MEIO, I was excited to see some innovation in the space, but the creativity was short-lived. What has changed are brief innovation periods to create better engines.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

This means building a cognitive engine to sense, learn, and adapt using market data for innovators. I am currently working on a couple of case studies for this blog on how business leaders used digital twin modeling during the pandemic. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. Our goal is to deliver an event like no other to challenge the past, spark creativity and drive innovation.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

The organization is not clear on accepting special requests and expedited shipping policies, often resulting in a lower margin. Dan, new to the job, failed to remove the shipping bolts from the back of the washer. ” I smiled and thanked her for her contribution to my blog. The Sleep Number Story of Supply Chain Excellence.