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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

If the reason can be determined, the model needs to be updated.For example, it may be that there was a spike in restaurant chains sales at restaurants in Phoenix metro area in the second week of February. The forecaster should not assume there will be a similar spike in sales next January in Phoenix.

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Warehousing News Roundup: March 25, 2019

Stord

Ulta is closing one of its existing distribution centers (in Phoenix) later this month, shifting product to other locations. Many shippers started front-loading spring inventory in warehouses near the port last fall to avoid tariffs on Chinese imports originally scheduled for January 1.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Architects!

Supply Chain Shaman

So when the warehouse team threatened to unionize, I transferred into a distribution, warehouse environment. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. This analysis is ad-hoc is usually stimulated by the launch of a new product or a shift in capacity. The year was 1985.

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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The rise in computational power and storage capacity is making it practical for organizations to create a digital copy of their entire end-to-end supply chain in the cloud with all the data and knowledge of the business.

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Three Reasons Why I Love Hadoop, and You Should Too!

Supply Chain Shaman

This is a key differentiator and vastly different to the principles we know today of relational software in rows and tables and traditional data warehouse approaches using ETL where processing data requires movement. Ecosystem Software– Apache Pig, Hive, HBase, Phoenix, Zookeeper, Impala, Flume, Oozie and Storm.

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What Retailers Learned About the Future at RILA Supply Chain Conference 2018

BlueYonder

As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. We discussed a lot of the questions you’ve probably read about in headlines over the last year or so: How can we invest in innovative warehouse technologies while minimizing complexity and cost? How will we overcome trucking capacity issues and driver shortages? and a lot more.

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Omni-Channel Supply Chains Are Changing Everything You Ever Learned in School…

Supply Chain View from the Field

But the sales person tells you, “I can find you a small at the store in Phoenix Arizona, and will have them ship it to you free of charge…you should get it in two days.” As noted earlier, order fulfillment is now using retail stores as warehouses. Inventory and Warehouse data. Hmmmm… Marketplace.