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Pet Food Experts Selects HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management

Herlitz Inventory Management

Pet Food Experts Selects HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management to Manage Daily Forecasting and Purchasing Solutions for its 4,500 Retail Partners in 34 States. Pet Food Experts signed with Herlitz Inventory Management to deliver more efficient and more profitable solutions for its forecasting and purchasing process.

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November U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index- Noteworthy Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that declined to contractionary level and reflecting rather noteworthy trending. The report authors specifically question whether that use of artificial intelligence based inventory planning on the part of some large and influential retailers will affect this inventory management contrast in the coming months.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #10 Failure to adequately train your supply chain planning staff

Kinaxis

One very good source of supply chain training is APICs (American Production and Inventory Control Society). They have multiple resources as well as two certification programs; CPIM (Certified in Production Inventory Management) and CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional).

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U.S. Freight Rates Reach Six Year Low Milestone

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the March Logistics Manager Index which indicates that U.S. freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. percentage points below the February value of 54.7, percentage points down from the January reading of 57.6.

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U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index Drops to an All Time Low in May

Supply Chain Matters

Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that dropped to an all-time low for May 2023. Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Volatility Indexes Moderate in February

Supply Chain Matters

The report authors further indicated that there were significant downward contributions by a majority of index factors with the largest negative contribution stemming from reductions in European area delivery times. percentage points down from the January reading of 57.6.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries.