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Your Expert Guide to Inventory Audits: Best Practices & TipsĀ 

ShipBob

This documentation accounts for any units that are in transit and also in case anything is lost or damaged in transit. Gather important documentation Auditors will require various documentation to complete your audit. During more regular inventory audits, you may choose to only prioritize high-value items.

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Can Improving Forecast Accuracy Address Our Demand Planning Woes?

Logistics Viewpoints

They document many reasons why this is the case, from observable human biases we readily discount to incentive misalignment to ā€œalgorithm aversion.ā€. And document the actual impact of judgment using a forecast valued-added process in order to make clear when it adds value and when it does not. A forecast is an input, not a decision.

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Strategies for Managing Stress in the Workplace: Advice From 30 Experts Across the Globe

ToolsGroup

And this is something that is especially prevalent in most high-pressure corporate settings, where performance metrics are everything and survival often comes down to how well you perform and how consistently you do what is expected of you. Angie Gaffney, Executive Director, IFA Chicago / Professional Life and Leadership Coach.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13-17, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Shuttered Sam’s Club in Matteson to find new life as e-commerce fulfillment center (Chicago Tribune). During the 12-month trial, Maersk and IBM worked with dozens of ecosystem partners to identify opportunities to prevent delays caused by documentation errors, information delays, and other impediments.

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Cannabis execs: digitize operations or else

TrackVia

According to Ello Capitalā€™s analysis , Massachusetts-based Curaleaf has more than three years of cash remaining and Chicago-based Cresco Labs Inc. Access to capital is currently the greatest challenge for operators in the cannabis industry and regulations in both the U.S. The good news is not all companies are struggling.

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Like A Green Lump of Clayā€¦.

Supply Chain Shaman

My schedule had me on a plane to Chicago at the time of the presentation. Q: For a business who perhaps has not done a sufficient job defining and documenting their supply chain strategy, how would you suggest they get started so that all the key elements are covered? Much to my chagrin, I rubbed my eyes and checked my calendar.