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World Cup in Brazil: Did it make it into your S&OP planning process?

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

You may recall the inventory chaos of the vuvuzelas in team colours at the previous competition in South Africa. Post World Cup must be a dream for those companies that specialise in liquidating excess stock. The event has been in the diary for several years and should have formed a key part of your S&OP process.

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Small is the new big: Millennials & the future of retail

DELMIA Quintiq

Many stores now allow customers to view in-store inventory online, and in-store pickup of online purchases. TOMS has a business model revolving around “ One for One ”, where the company will match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes for a child in need. Use targeted promotions.

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Striking a Balance

BlueYonder

Today’s Wednesdays for Women blog is an insightful conversation with Kirsten Piacentini, Vice President of Inventory Management at L.L.Bean; who just so happens to be one of JDA’s transformative customers in retail! From 2006-2008 I lived in Costa Rica, hiring the initial 15-person IT team. Kirsten and her family.

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Addressing sustainability threats to coffee supply chain using low-code technology

TrackVia

It’s likely that you’ve never heard of them because they operate behind the scenes providing the unroasted coffee beans to retail coffee companies like Starbucks and Peets that you know and love. I had the privilege to visit Volcafe in San José, Costa Rica, and learn more about the success of Volcafe Way.

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Striking a Balance

BlueYonder

Today’s Wednesdays for Women blog is an insightful conversation with Kirsten Piacentini, Vice President of Inventory Management at L.L.Bean; who just so happens to be one of JDA’s transformative customers in retail! From 2006-2008 I lived in Costa Rica, hiring the initial 15-person IT team. Kirsten and her family.

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital. Costa Rica. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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Coming of Age: The Digital Consumer Chain

Supply Chain Insights

Nothing is left to the imagination; and digital animation has created an entire generation of people who firmly believe that there are dinosaurs on the small islands off the coast of Costa Rica. The Gen X’ers and Millennials have dragged the rest of us (sometimes kicking and screaming) into the digital age.