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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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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. Puravida allows young fashionable people to support multiple causes by purchasing unique handmade bracelets, while promising to provide full-time jobs for local artisans in Costa Rica. Use targeted promotions.

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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.

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

TrackVia

I had the privilege to visit Volcafe in San José, Costa Rica, and learn more about the success of Volcafe Way. Because of TrackVia, their global mission is a reality and they’re putting farm profitability front and center. If you’re interested in modernizing your supply chain, it’s surprisingly easy.

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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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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.

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Supply Chain Alone Can’t Solve Sustainability But it Has a Part to Play!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It saw leaders from around the world pledging new initiatives to address the ongoing climate crisis, including a $60 Billion renewable energy commitment from Germany, and 15 countries including Britain, Norway and Costa Rica pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.