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What Retailers are Saying About Tariffs - Part 5

Cathy Roberson

Laura Alber - President and Chief Executive Officer We were very aggressive when we saw the impact of the tariffs, particularly after the reciprocal tariffs, and we gave our inventory teams the authority to go out and grab whatever they could, and that's both foreign goods and domestic goods. A couple of reasons for that.

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What Shippers Are Saying About Tarriffs - Part 2

Cathy Roberson

For as many curve balls that are being thrown at us, the same kind of curve balls are being thrown to them and everyone is taking a slightly different approach with how they're managing their inventory and their order pattern. It's really in Q3 that we expect to see some tariff impact coming through as it works through the inventory of cycle.

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital. Supply Chain Media and software vendor Slimstock have developed this checklist for working capital management. >>Please

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

Since its founding, the NGO has organized meal drives around the world, including in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Cuba, Uganda, Cambodia, and throughout the United States. Andrés began the mission to provide healthy food to families and individuals touched by disasters.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Burkina Faso. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Cape Verde.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam may see a negligible effect because of their low participation in the Chinese production chain. These include the Philippines, Cambodia, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Businesses should invest in an inventory management solution that is flexible enough to meet these challenges.