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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Why We Cannot Get Inventory Right.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #8: Keeping supply chain information in silos (and preventing your users from making the best decisions)

Kinaxis

Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Would your supply chain be more efficient if users could get access to more information and that information were presented in a way that helps make better decisions? Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process.

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You Are a “Green” Superhero

Logility

Just to level set, the Brundtland Commission defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” In fact, living in beautiful Colorado I often find myself surrounded by and admiring nature.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno, and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported a February 2022 value of 75.2,

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price. Zachary said.

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3 Ways to Put Together the Best Supply Chain Management Teams

RFgen

Supply Chain Optimization Group: Different than the supply chain capabilities group, these employees manage what’s called the sales, inventory and operations planning process, more commonly known as SIOP. Discuss industry trends and updates in the world of inventory management. But they shouldn’t.

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3 Ways to Put Together the Best Supply Chain Management Teams

RFgen

Supply Chain Optimization Group: Different than the supply chain capabilities group, these employees manage what’s called the sales, inventory and operations planning process, more commonly known as SIOP. Discuss industry trends and updates in the world of inventory management. But they shouldn’t.