BlueYonder

APRIL 15, 2024

Think back over the last three years: a global pandemic, ongoing supply shortages, the Great Resignation, war in Europe, the return inflation, and the threat of recession. Excess inventory dragging down financial performance and poor availability leading to lost sales. McKinsey tells us that inventories in 2022 rose by 12% in the U.S.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began. This optimism is buoyed by the fact that 55% of importers have their inventories in check, anticipating a stronger freight demand in the coming year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

COVID is far from over and food instability, coupled with drought, is driving migration from Sudan to Europe. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts.

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Freightos

JANUARY 30, 2024

Judah Levine January 30, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 38% to $4,099/FEU. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 1% to $5,456/FEU.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

For a company like Amazon, 2021 underscores the importance of owning middle-mile capabilities to ensure resilient inventories. B2C Europe is operationally present in four key European E-commerce countries (Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, and Spain), and has offices in China. The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Redundancy entails the presence of backup suppliers, alternative transportation routes, and sufficient inventory buffers within the supply chain network. Additionally, maintaining inventory buffers safeguards against sudden demand spikes or supply shortages.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Tariffs placed by US have resulted in changes to the global flow of steel and increased steel imports to Europe are affecting steel companies there. Also, we see a wave of consolidation continue in Europe as companies seek to become more competitive. What are steel producers doing to mitigate this decline in demand? .

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2015

Last week, I held my new book in my hand. I am now an author of my third book. Tomorrow, I have a call with a manufacturing company to answer the question, “ What is the most important concept in the book?” The book is a story of a fictional client by the name of Joe. The smell of ink is intoxicating.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. From books and electronics to clothing and groceries, Amazon offers an unparalleled selection of items to its customers.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

2 – Inventory Optimization Tool in Excel Inventory is a vital component for wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers, representing valuable assets in the form of the products they sell. Efficiently managing inventory is crucial for maintaining optimal cash flow and meeting customer service expectations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. This is 15 days longer than the same quarter last year and an additional five days than the previous quarter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. Recently, I was presenting to a supply chain team in Europe. For more on this topic, read the book Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The current company is stronger in North America than Europe. The Acquisition Is a Mixed Bag for the Inventory Management Market. While Barloworld has 150 clients, most of them are replenishment clients focused on operational planning versus inventory optimization in the tactical planning horizon for form and function of inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Quote from a Supply Chain Leader at a Conference in Europe. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory. Often the CEO hires a strategic consultant to audit the supply chain, and they roll through the organization making inventory promises. It is cash. Let me explain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

We first met Peter when he was a Global Vice President Supply Chain for VF Corporation in Europe. In this role he supported the different businesses (12 in Europe and 11 in Asia) for all aspects of the Supply Chain; but Peter did not have direct Asia Sourcing/manufacturing accountability. Price to Tangible Book Value (PTBV).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2015

Four years ago, I was in Europe attending a conference. I walked into the event early before my speaking slot and sat down to listen to the CFO of Samsung Europe wrap-up his speech about his supply chain. In our research for the book Supply Chain Metrics That Matter , we find that this is the case for 90% of companies.

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Requis

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Nicolas Vandeput is a supply chain data scientist who specializes in demand forecasting and inventory optimization. He has taught forecasting and inventory optimization to masters’ level students since 2014. I like to describe myself as somebody who is passionate about supply chains, demand forecasting, and inventory management.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

What inspired you to write your book? I believe in the promise of supply chain and it was also the 30 th anniversary of Supply Chain Management and I wanted to write a book about how supply chain improved balance sheets. I started writing what became Bricks Matter, the first book I wrote. Thanks for your time today.

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ShipBob

MAY 19, 2022

The ecommerce landscape continued to see immense progress from 1990 onward with Book Stacks Unlimited introduced in 1992, allowing customers to place book orders through a dial-up bulletin board format. The next year, in 1995, Amazon was launched by Jeff Bezos, also primarily for selling books. Current global ecommerce sales.

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BlueYonder

MAY 14, 2021

Rising demand in North America and Europe led to increased freight moving on the Suez and Pacific routes, which meant more full containers inbound versus outbound, leading to global container shortages. In the digital era, you can book freight through digital brokers reducing the need for contracted capacity.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

Any asset that is not producing value is considered waste, and a fundamental of “lean thinking” is that inventory is waste, and time is money. Our upcoming book, FLOW, will also harp on many of these same themes) Many executives are now thinking more about proximity and velocity as key competitive dimensions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Here is the list: Supply chain technology implementations have reduced inventory. However, based on the research for the book Bricks Matter , I now sadly know that only one of these statements is true. Here they are: The Lie of Inventory Reduction. ” I played three lies and a truth with the group. The reason?

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic shifts in volume characteristics for many transportation providers - first in supplying retailers in inventory restocking and direct to consumer and then, along with retail restocking and direct to consumer, supporting manufacturers as facilities reopened during the second half of the year.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

This means tracking everything from customer relations to inventory management, financial investments, transportation and delivery processes, and workflow processes. Read More: 10 Must-Read Supply Chain Analytics Books for 2023 ] The benefits of SCM analytics are numerous. What are some examples of Supply Chain Analytics?

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Here we help you answer these questions with an overview of the B2B landscape, including: How B2B marketplaces work The pros and cons of B2B marketplaces The range of types of B2B marketplace The top B2B marketplaces around the world Read more: Try the eCommerce inventory management software that unleashes your growth What are B2B marketplaces?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Today, this is not a valid assumption, and most manufacturers lack the inventory buffers for inconsistent flows. On March 16th-18th, I will be on a book tour in Europe discussing the concepts of Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Uncategorized cargo global trade inventory ports supply chain visibility' What do you think?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The overall pace of decline in overall new business was noted by the report authors as the steepest since January and have led Taiwanese manufacturers to lower their purchasing activities, drawdown inventory levels and continued staff level reductions. The inventories index decreased 2.1 Continued Contraction Levels for the U.S.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Therefore, a firm would be well served to develop a supply chain strategy as described in my book: Supply Chain Transformation. Reducing lead times from suppliers can help turn inventory faster, freeing up cash and ultimately satisfying customers. These are three examples: Rule 3.1:

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. Over the past two years, P&G made impressive gains in operating margin and inventory turns, but the company failed to equal the ROIC test for asset utilization. It is clear. Who Does the Best?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. Price to Tangible Book Value. If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010. Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Inventory tracking enables flexible e-Commerce fulfillment models and allows for managing shocks caused by shop closures. He is FT, Forbes, Fortune, BI and Nikkei contributor and author of white papers and business books, such as The Global Supply Chain—How Technology and Circular Thinking Transform Our Future. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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EMERGE App

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

We’ll also cover how businesses manage their inventory with other product codes. As you know, you generate SKUs for internal stock control and inventory management. SKUs are also used to help rationalize and reduce your inventory holdings when you purchase far too many products and variants than you need.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Vendor Managed Inventory processes–once hailed as the panacea of demand sensing–largely operate in isolation within sales organizations (of the thirty-three organizations that we interviewed last year, no market leader has connected these demand signals). However, it was the stark reality of the economy that was my wake-up call.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

March 2013 was the coldest in decades for much of Europe and the eastern United States. The pharmaceutical industry is considered a low-speed industry with the typical manufacturer carrying seven months of inventory. He is co-author of the recently published book Strategy is Digital. Businesses must manage speed.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2016

In the past, the logistics industry’s growth was driven by Asia to Europe and Asia to North America exports. The idea is to give clients more control of transportation and inventory since they are looking for more visibility. Equipment in the work place as well as management techniques will need to adapt to these workers. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Unable to power additional year-over-year improvements at the intersection of cost and inventory, companies struggle. Short cycles require buffer inventories and short lead times. Let me explain. Responsive Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

It had been a whirlwind trip across Europe, and I was tired. Orbit Chart Comparing Syngenta and Monsanto Progress on the Effective Frontier – Balancing Inventory Turns and Operating Margin for the Period of 2005-2014. Orbit Chart of Syngenta and Monsanto of Progress on Operating Margin and Inventory Turns.

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