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Körber CEO Discusses Warehouse Labor Management, Engagement, and Retention

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with Chad Collins, CEO of Körber Supply Chain Software. Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. For example, Körber implemented an app station to support contact tracing during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Demand Driven: Can We Sidestep Religious Arguments?

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, over the last five years, in consumer products the average company increased items by 38%. I also believe that forecasting plays a vital role in determining the rules for inventory buffers, driving market-to-market orchestration, and defining the principles for network design. Form and Function of Inventory.

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The Ultimate Guide to Beer Profit Margins & More

Unleashed

If you run different types of business models – for example, if you have both a brewpub and a production facility – make sure you calculate gross margin for each one separately. There’s no magic number to determine what profit margin a taproom should be making but here’s an example of how you can calculate profit margins for a taproom.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Inventory stock turns in Days. It might help to think of a KPI as something like an instrument on a car dashboard—a speedometer for example. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Inventory management. Inventory levels. DIF – Delivery in Full. Warehousing.

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