Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

One of the goals of the conference was to challenge the audience to redefine work. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. The question is, “Why?”

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Maine Pointe

JANUARY 26, 2023

After an exciting National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City, I spent the following weekend in Orlando, FL where I enjoyed not only warmer temperatures, but the exciting Food Industry Association FMI Mid-Winter Conference.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Anthony’s clients varied from construction, trucking, industrial, software, manufacturing, and retail industries. FreightWaves also hosts conferences under Transparency and MarketWaves branding and is a co-developer of the first futures contracts dedicated to trucking spot rates. pageviews a month and over 1.5B

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. 9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing.

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EC Sourcing Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. 9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If you are like me, transportation sourcing is a mind boggling and complex field. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing. This article is about creating value in transportation sourcing.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 30, 2023

Analysts at NielsenIQ observe, “Positive consumer sentiment toward sustainability has been growing for more than a decade, but the impact of purchasing preferences has yet to inspire a green revolution within the retail industry. Two rapidly emerging drivers of change — governance and cost — are about to change all that.

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Logility

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I had the pleasure of discussing the role of chain of custody in supply chain traceability at the recent Traceability & Sustainability Conference , hosted by the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). But consumers are more concerned about the one item they purchased.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This was certainly another strange year, but the in-person conferences I usually look forward to were a mixed bag this year. I attended my first in-person conferences and attended a number of virtual ones as well. Senior Isaiah Saunders-Brevner and his manufacturing and machining classmates are going to space, sort of.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

(NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning solutions, today announced that it will release its Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 financial results after the U.S. financial markets close on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Atlanta-based American Software, Inc. Logility, Inc.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 18, 2024

.”[5] Last year, Enterra Solutions ® announced it had created an Enterprise Growth WarRoom capability for consumer products (CP) and retail companies. I look forward to seeing the benefits of machine learning reach more manufacturers in 2024. After all, the technology is already there. ” Employment Turmoil.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Association for Supply Chain Management ( ASCM ) hosted its annual conference, ASCM CONNECT , on September 18 – 20 in Chicago. The company services customers with about 5 million retail connections in total. Fortunately for me, some of the sessions were available virtually.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, ResMed, Ross Stores, Sleep Number, Subaru, Toro, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company. The large and well-known companies in the process and retail industries get the nod, but the most significant improvements in supply chain excellence are happening in the discrete industries.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights. In my 68 years on this planet, I have never seen such deep discounts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. As I squeezed into the middle seat of a crowded conference room, I got the stare. When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

I smiled on the week following the conference as the accolades piled up in my inbox. Attending the conference was Alexia Howard, Senior Research Analyst – US Foods for Sanford C. Following the conference, Alexia asked for me to share the methodology with over 150 financial analysts. 110 supply chain leaders attended.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 27, 2015

That’s how JDA Software’s CEO, Baljit Dail, summarized the feedback he was getting from customers and partners at FOCUS 2015 , the company’s user conference held last month in Orlando, FL, which had more than 2,000 attendees from 30 countries. “It feels like a new JDA.”. The value of IT is in how you use it.

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AB&R

MARCH 15, 2022

Two decades ago, the retailer required that suppliers add tags to all goods supplied to stores throughout its chain. Many viewed this as a positive sign for the future, predicting other retailers would follow the example and issue tagging mandates of their own. and has those businesses ship the purchased items directly to customers.

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QAD

DECEMBER 15, 2022

He has spent the last 30 years writing about automotive design, engineering, manufacturing and management. Staffing levels are on everyone’s minds these days, from manufacturers to retailers and consumers. She described the unique business model MADICORP uses to deliver manufacturing staffing. Program planning.

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Unleashed

APRIL 2, 2024

Over 1/3 of manufacturers struggling with data. A recent Hexagon report found that although manufacturers are increasingly data-focused, many are facing challenges with decision-making. Experts discuss secrets to omnichannel retailing. The F&B industry added 1.4 What are your essential tools for managing the business?

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

big-box retailers are emerging as business winners while competitors — including some apparel sellers and small businesses — struggle.”[1] In addition, most were deemed essential retailers early in the pandemic and thus have largely remained open.” of total retail sales this year — a record, according to the firm.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Last week, I spoke at the CPHA supply chain conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Companies that are good at demand management understand the need for design–form & function of inventory and push/pull decoupling points –and the orchestration of demand to make better decisions in sourcing, transportation and delivery.

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BlueYonder

MAY 24, 2017

As always, the Category Management Association (CMA) delivered a great and informative experience at its annual conference last week. This year’s conference focused on the importance of consumer data and insight, and how companies can bridge the traditional with digital to create new paths to success.

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Kinaxis

JULY 19, 2017

That in turn is changing how organizations are manufacturing and delivering goods. IoT at retail. Retail is upping its game too. He relayed how he saw a demo of true shelf-aware systems at a retail location that sends alerts in real-time when a stock out happens directly to a mobile phone.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

The piece, “CPG/Retail E-Marketplaces: The Emperor’s New Clothes?” It was funded by 50 large consumer products manufacturing companies (CPG). In the dawn of e-commerce, conservative manufacturers, anteed up $240 million in four months. The rebirth of marketplace offerings is not on the back of e-procurement or ERP.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For some online apparel retailers, returns now average 40% of sales. Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases. The annual retail value of returned goods in the U.S. Before internet shopping truly took hold, retail returns had risen to more like 8% or 10%. Zachary said. That rarely happens.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Supermarkets, retailers and importers are beginning to lift prices in response to the crises, essentially passing the costs onto their customers. According to the Conference Board, despite lockdowns and COVID-19 related restrictions, consumer confidence in Asia rose in the last quarter of 2021 to 128 points from 126 points.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 6, 2016

So mark your calendar with the relevant supply chain conferences. Logy Conference. eWorld Purchasing & Supply. Sedex Conference. SCM & Optimization Conference. Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference 2016. The Global Procurement & Supply Chain for Oil & Gas Industry. Marcus Evans.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Jennifer Overstreet, Director of Digital Content at the National Retail Federation, reports Li & Fung, CEO Spencer Fung, told participants at a 2018 NRF conference, “The supply chain will become faster, digital and more innovative. 3D Printing and On Demand, Additive Manufacturing. Move now, or get left behind.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Source Wikipedia. During the next decade, the power shifted to the retailer. Consumers became more loyal to retail brands, and retailers increased the number of products manufactured and marketed as house brands. In the 1990s the supplier won at the expense of the retailer. My Letter to the Retailer.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 22, 2020

Sourcing strategies will focus on risk-free, nearshoring supply base with long term partnership with TCO-competitive suppliers, who value sustainability. . Extensive experience in Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Retail, Heavy Industries, Pharmaceuticals, Mining, Oil & Gas. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

In addition to large distribution orders, many retail and business-to-business facilities are shipping rising volumes of direct-to-consumer orders. Ecommerce has thrust DCs into the limelight and elevated distribution as a source of potential competitive advantage, or disadvantage. The Transformation Imperative.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 19, 2018

This week: The death of retail jobs has been greatly exaggerated; new IoT sensors are making in-store fulfillment more efficient; U.S. This week: The death of retail jobs has been greatly exaggerated; new IoT sensors are making in-store fulfillment more efficient; U.S. Retail Still Supports 1 in 4 Jobs in the U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

Retail return rates for 2022 appear to be leveling off, according to data from the National Retail Association and research partner, Appriss. billion in retail returns will be made in 2022 - 16.5% of total retail sales, the same rate as in 2021. NRF and Appriss estimate $816.7

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

This was the first time in two years that this conference could be held in person. We interpret that to be the sourcing of products among retailers and manufacturers within countries of lowest cost manufacturing that has occurred in this same period. We will have to show our productivity gains.”

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2019

”[1] In simpler times, shoppers would return items to the stores in which they were purchased — often exchanging them for other items (a win-win for both the consumer and the retailer). These standards have been adopted en masse by retailers. retailers $351 billion in lost sales. Some 61% of U.S. ”[3].

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

From May 2016 through the end of August 2017, “17 CEOs of public Big Food manufacturers and retailers had departed, or announced their intention to,” according to an article published last September in Fortune. The theme of the conference was “Go Boldly Together.” Source: Nulogy.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 19, 2018

This week: The death of retail jobs has been greatly exaggerated; new IoT sensors are making in-store fulfillment more efficient; U.S. This week: The death of retail jobs has been greatly exaggerated; new IoT sensors are making in-store fulfillment more efficient; U.S. Retail Still Supports 1 in 4 Jobs in the U.S.

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