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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. If ERP system input includes lead time, why is there such bloat and a problem with inventory restatements?

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Why Have We Not Reduced Inventory?

Supply Chain Shaman

“If only I had the money that the company was supposed to save from the multiple ERP and supply chain projects. This year supply chain leaders will celebrate thirty years of progress in supply chain management; but we have not made progress on one of the funamentals: inventory management. I am a skeptic. I want to believe.

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Through trade, countries are able to buy agri-food produce from other parts of the world that are not able to grow efficiently on their own land (or region) or are not in season. These cycles are based on the position away from the equator, creating four seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. And companies at every stage of the supply chain have inflated their prices as demand exceeds supply.

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The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI

GlobalTranz

So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. ” Vendor Managed Inventory Model: A Quick Back Story. No Purchase Orders were used.

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Freight Data Trends for 2019 and How a TMS Will Grow in Value

GlobalTranz

Omnichannel sales result in an extensive level of communication and analysis of inventory across dozens, if not hundreds, of physical locations, warehouses, and distribution centers. As omnichannel shopping becomes the standard for consumers, the use of freight data will excel.

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The End of a Fairy Tale. Part 2.

Supply Chain Shaman

It was a story where people believed that functional excellence leads to supply chain superiority. I strongly feel that a blind focus on functional excellence will cause the supply chain to become out of balance. Instead, I would like to see companies invest in new forms of analytics to better use existing data.