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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory. It's been difficult to plan inventory flow with much precision.

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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

Developing robust risk management strategies is essential to mitigate these potential threats.” ”[8] She also told participants, “Supply chain resiliency involves more than shifting from ‘just-in-time’ to ‘just-in-case’ inventory levels. “It is as if the entire world decided to Brexit.”

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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

ToolsGroup

Download guide: 8 Winning Strategies to Combat Supply Shortages ? Portland, San Diego, and Cleveland are cited by American Shipper as locations with more capacity to consider. Becca Meinz, Vice President, End to End Supply Chain Strategy for Best Buy explains that the reverse supply chain is critical to the circular economy.

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Why Companies Need a Supplier Relationship Management Strategy

GlobalTranz

A vigorous supplier relationship management (SRM) strategy can assist organizations in maximizing partnership value, minimize risk, and manage costs through the entire supplier relationship lifecycle. Because of this, businesses are finding it challenging to forecast demand and therefore they risk escalating inventory costs or stock outs.

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Supply Chain Secrets Going Global – But Where Should we Share Them?

Logistics Bureau

The seminars will cover basic supply chain management, and more advanced elements such as strategy, outsourcing, cost to serve, benchmarking, and so on.”. Supply chain strategy development and alignment. Inventory management and optimisation. USA – Cleveland, OH. Rob O’Byrne, Founder, Supply Chain Secrets. Peru – Lima.

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

There are Five Symptoms of Outdated Forecasting and Inventory Planning Software: Have you diagnosed your problem– and solution–to improved demand planning? In addition to the increased production, Reckitt is cutting back on the usual cost-savings strategies regarding transportation and logistics.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8-12, 2019)

Talking Logistics

With Parliament not backing the deal on offer, the government asked for a short delay to April 12 in order to get backing for an alternative Brexit strategy. As reported by CNBC: After two years of Brexit negotiations, the U.K. was meant to leave the EU on March 29. leaving the bloc without a deal.