Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Many retailers are feeling inventory pains despite assuring analysts that they're quite pleased with their inventory levels. Mind you, some retailers may indeed be pleased with their inventory levels, but others may be trying to figure out where to store the excess inventory since so many warehouses are beyond full.

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Vinculum

JULY 8, 2019

Vinculum participated at Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition (IRCE), one of the biggest eCommerce conferences in Chicago. Venue: McCormick Place South, Chicago. Sell and manage orders, inventory, and fulfillment across multiple sales channels. Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) in warehouses to manage inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

And what is sitting in the warehouse. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. He lives in Chicago. We should be able to see, with the click of a button, how much product is at the port of destination. And at the cross-dock. And in the rail car.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. If it takes 50 days from ownership transition at origin to receipt at the warehouse, you could save $2M in inventory, or $250K in working capital, if you reduce transit time by one day (50 to 49 days).

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6 River Systems

MARCH 19, 2020

The Shanghai Skyline Warehouses have also adopted this strategy. And this made sense when warehouses were truly pass-through for inventory. It used to be that you would source, manufacture, store, send to a store and then the consumer would access that inventory. This is particularly crucial to warehouse operators.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Warehouse robots are just one form of warehouse automation , but they’re making a big impact. From greater flexibility and scalability to productivity gains, a faster ROI compared to other automation solutions and better resource management, warehouse robots are changing the face of warehousing.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 23, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Ann Marie Jonkman , who leads Blue Yonder’s 3PL Industry Strategy, and the logistics events that we prepared for. Agility (as opposed to being reactive) in terms of inventory placement and last mile. How can the warehouse operations improve and optimize tasking?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

Recently, I conducted a strategy session was with a major consumer products company selling cosmetics. The company wanted to launch a digital strategy, but the digital supply chain team had never connected with the firm’s digital marketing team to understand how the two groups’ efforts could be intertwined.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

” E2E also means being able to see things when they are not in transit, such as raw materials upstream, inventory in a warehouse or yard, products in retail outlets, or shipments stuck in customs. He lives in Chicago. You need visibility because you live within such a variable network.”

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 4, 2023

By land, by air, by sea – transit organizations know the competition is fierce for retaining customer loyalty, requiring inventory management strategies that balance consumer needs with sustainability initiatives and business goals. In other cases, such as cruise ships, the ship is the warehouse. Take airlines as an example.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This question is at the heart of any lean supply chain strategy. Reduce inventory waste. In bloated supply chains, excess inventory (or worse, deadstock ) takes up valuable storage space that could be used for other products, and costs merchants more in rent or holding costs the longer it sits unsold.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

My team and I work on developing and furthering our supply chain and operations by providing a centralized analytical perspective – we work on improving fulfillment models, applying analytics, improving productivity and output at our warehouses, and optimizing our operations. You are currently using AIMMS for Warehouse Slotting Optimization.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 10, 2020

Since you likely don’t have the funds to pay for warehousing or have massive amounts of products to store, you’re going to store your inventory however you can. For a smaller or mid-sized ecommerce business, you might be able to rent a low square footage warehouse that’s staffed by a few people to help you ship out your orders.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

My team and I work on developing and furthering our supply chain and operations by providing a centralized analytical perspective – we work on improving fulfillment models, applying analytics, improving productivity and output at our warehouses, and optimizing our operations. You are currently using AIMMS for Warehouse Slotting Optimization.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From that information, build a list of products that you know are legal for you to sell and stick with your regular inventory to avoid any legal mishaps. From there, you can start refining your product, marketing, and ecommerce fulfillment strategies to grow your business. One is a business license. Our fulfillment is on autopilot.

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Vanguard Software

JULY 2, 2021

Forbes – How Traffic Congestion In Chicago Is Backing Things Up In Los Angeles: Pipeline Inventory Is Now A Big Logistics Problem. Supply Chain Dive – US needs 330M square feet of warehouse space to keep up with e-commerce. Four Strategies for Smarter Demand Planning. More Supply Chain News. Get a Demo.

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ShipBob

MARCH 30, 2020

How do you put your brand in a spot to offer expedited shipping without putting in the time, resources, and investment of several warehouses? Ecommerce logistics starts with moving inventory from the manufacturer and lasts until it ends up at the end customer’s destination. Warehousing and storage. Fulfillment centers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. I find senior executives love to throw around superlatives like customer-centric, agile, efficient and responsive but lack the understanding of how the words translate to supply chain strategy in the real world. Time horizon.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, and James Peck , VP of Supply Chain Execution Presales, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and from webinars and automotive events that we prepared for.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

My team and I work on developing and furthering our supply chain and operations by providing a centralized analytical perspective – we work on improving fulfillment models, applying analytics, improving productivity and output at our warehouses, and optimizing our operations. You are currently using AIMMS for Warehouse Slotting Optimization.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Consumers couldn’t get enough of buying goods since the pandemic occurred in 2020, and shippers struggled to keep enough inventory on hand once pre-pandemic inventories were depleted. As a result, many retailers are sitting on excess inventory. This year, everything seems to have changed again.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

One needs only to look at the Amazon Effect to see how quickly a new market entrant can irreversibly impact the entire go-to-market strategies of entrenched market incumbents.”[2]. Distributed Warehousing. ” By that, he means, you have to locate warehouses closer to customers. ”[2]. and Peloton Interactive Inc.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

While consumers may see some short-term benefit in the form of discounted goods, many retailers have had to reset investor expectations , reflecting the expected hit on margins from carrying so much inventory. Inventory management is challenging enough in normal times. So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management?

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 29, 2016

It currently serves the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Chicago, and Washington D.C., Amazon offers a similar expedited delivery service to customers through Amazon Prime Now, but it has different pricing and execution strategies compared to Google Express. Retailers pay a commission in return for bringing in business.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy. According to a 2012 study by The Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics , the logistics industry is expected to create 270,200 job openings per year through 2018 (not only in trucking, but in warehousing and distribution labor and other areas too). Forecasting. Technology.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Lynch and his team leverage data intelligence and strong industry relationships to help clients uncover transportation savings, build scalable supply chain strategies, and ace retailer compliance programs. I moved to Chicago to work for the world’s largest 3PL and quickly fell in love with the constant opportunity to solve problems.

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6 River Systems

MAY 8, 2020

Supply chains rethink safety stock The traditional view is that inventory should be treated like calories: we need a certain amount each day to function, and things tend to go south when there is excess. But have we taken too radical a view when it comes to inventory levels? Much work has been focused on last mile fulfillment.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

MAY 14, 2014

What strategies do the authors suggest for making a supply chain both “resilient” and “efficient” at the same time? Addressing the risk of a fire in a supply plant may require a company to hold additional inventory, which it can’t do “without a substantial loss in cost efficiency,” the article says. “By Industry News – May 7, 2014.

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Vinculum

JUNE 14, 2019

Vinculum is coming to IRCE 2019, Chicago to help brands, 3PLs, e-tailers, and brand distributors scale up their business and sell anywhere, faster through: Automated catalog listing on marketplaces. Order and inventory management. Warehousing and fulfillment. Venue: McCormick Place South, Chicago. Omnichannel experience.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Learn more on how to overcome today’s supply chain challenges by securing the free guide, 8 Winning Strategies to Combat Supply Shortages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Last week I attended FourKites Visibility 2023 in Chicago, IL. Elenjickal made the point that every year, there are 9 billion hours of wasted time for truck drivers due to planning inefficiencies, especially when it comes to loads not being ready, not being able to be unloaded, or congestion around ports and warehouses.

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ShipBob

MAY 11, 2021

One day, you get notified by your manufacturer that there will be a delay, and you have no idea when you’ll receive the next batch of sellable inventory to meet customer demand. . Strategies to build more resilient supply chains. 5 strategies to build more resilient supply chains. What is supply chain resilience?

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QAD

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Digital transformation strategies are delivering more responsive solutions and real-time information to change the way organizations operate. This access “reduced the time information travels from Chicago to New Jersey by just four milliseconds, from 17 to 13 milliseconds.” . Manufacturers Thrive on Timely Information.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 6, 2020

From landing pages and social media to inventory management and shipping your Shopify store orders , your attention and time are divided between a million things at once. Here are 7 Shopify websites and online store strategies to learn from: 1. One secret to running a successful Shopify store? Kula Cloth. Now, I’m free.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 24, 2022

You never really know how it will all turn out, yet you need to be able to answer questions like these: How many units of inventory do you need to have on hand to be at full stock for each SKU? How often do you project to replenish inventory ? Demand forecasting allows businesses to optimize inventory by predicting future sales.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

My schedule had me on a plane to Chicago at the time of the presentation. Q: Is it only inventory disrupting the agility resulting from inaccurate forecasts by S&OP? The less conversion of materials in the inventory strategy, the greater the flexibility of the supply chain. The APICS event was not there.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Whereas APICS itself once was focused largely on production and inventory control, since its acquisition of the Supply Chain Council in 2014 the organization has reestablished itself with a focus on helping its members achieve supply chain excellence. You need to align with the supply chain strategy. Chicago, IL. Abe Eshkenazi.

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