Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This year, Mr. Ellison spun a vision of how the global agricultural industry’s value chain could be reconstructed to improve the quality of food while making the industry much more sustainable. According to Mr. Ellison, food grown indoors with AI powered greenhouses has the potential to use 98% less water and 90% less land.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Much of our world relies on the timeliness, effectiveness, quality, and reliability of manufacturers. However, it is proving to be a more complex proposition for manufacturers who are typically more nascent in their digitalization efforts, and in bringing improved connectivity and visibility to their supply chains.

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ThroughPut

JULY 5, 2023

What started off as toilet paper shortage in 2020 continues to show up in grocery and food retail even three years later. As per an IHL Group study , food retail and groceries are missing almost $1 trillion in sales due to these stockouts. Changing demand due to inflation. And the resultant empty shelves.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

COVID-19 triggered an unprecedented surge in panic buying of food, beverages, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and other essentials. The demand caught off-guard those retailers and suppliers who relied on just-in-time inventory practices. Manufacturing and supply chains couldn’t ramp up fast enough.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

No company in either the household non-durable (consumer goods) or the food manufacturing group beat their peer group on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for 2013-2022. The supply chain has two important buffers–inventory and capacity.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Supply chain professionals from diverse industries shared their current inventory management efforts, challenges, and future plans in our newly released annual Digital Inventory Report. Why Inventory Management Should Be Digital and Automated. Barcode scanning is only one type of digital inventory management tool available.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

So your company is looking to reduce costs, and you’ve been asked to contribute by reducing your inventory cost. That makes sense – inventory is one of the most capital intensive areas for any product business. Here we explain how you can do this with 16 cost reduction strategies in inventory management?that

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In this guide to barcodes in inventory management: In order to apply barcodes to inventory management, it is important to understand the basics of the barcode system. Hence, some companies will find corded barcode scanners to be all they need, where other companies require wireless scanners to support their online inventory management.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The same concept works for business and manufacturing. As the world sorts through life with COVID-19 and trying to plan for the aftermath, many Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers and suppliers are developing and implementing risk management policies and procedures. This way, a plan is in place to deal with the next crisis. .

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Logility

JUNE 21, 2022

Increasing numbers of consumers will abandon their shopping cart if they can’t get things when they want them, and this goes across verticals that include apparel, food, and beverages. The economic sustainability of your business depends on fulfilling orders, of course. You know it left the manufacturer. Automated fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain. Figure 1 shows a market-by-market planning model by a sinus drug manufacturer. This type of planning needs to be deployed by all consumer manufacturers.

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RFgen

MAY 26, 2023

In the world of inventory management, stockouts and overstocking can be detrimental to business success. To stay ahead in today’s highly competitive market, organizations must adopt smart strategies for avoiding inventory stockouts and overstocking. Overstocking occurs when a business has too much inventory on hand.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making. End-to-End and Real-Time Logistics.

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Clear Spider

APRIL 7, 2020

In this article, we will explain: the concept of Customer Managed Inventory (CMI) how to reduce human-to-human interaction in inventory management operations how to implement this solution in your organization quickly and effectively. COVID-19 Inventory Management Challenges. How to Implement CMI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

During a normal Olympics, millions of spectators flock to venues to watch over 300 events unfold over the course of two-plus weeks. Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. However, this year, like most everything during Covid, will be different. FedEx invests $2 billion in sustainability initiatives.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 7, 2020

In 2019, smart lighting devices, video feeds and Wi-Fi enabled food traffic-monitoring software allows store owners to collect info about customer traffic patterns in the shop, how much time they spend in each of its aisles and how they interact with products on display. Manufacturing and Healthcare. Smart Stores.

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RFgen

JUNE 8, 2017

Consumers are finding food choices difficult due to conflicting health information, according to recent polling. Though this is a task of grocery store managers, it starts early on in the food distribution process. 15 Million Americans Have Food Allergies. Food allergies are rather common these days.

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RFgen

JUNE 8, 2017

Consumers are finding food choices difficult due to conflicting health information, according to recent polling. Though this is a task of grocery store managers, it starts early on in the food distribution process. 15 Million Americans Have Food Allergies. Food allergies are rather common these days.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods. Over the course of the last three decades, supply chains grew more complex. The second issue? Times have changed. Presentations are hand-picked.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

With a wide array of products stored in its fulfillment centers, Amazon can consolidate orders and optimize its inventory management systems. To overcome this, Amazon has developed sophisticated inventory management systems that allow them to efficiently store and retrieve products from their fulfillment centers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Factories for most commodities (other than essential commodities, pharma, medicinal and medical devices, food and groceries) were shutdown globally. China fully shutdown its manufacturing output during this phase affecting consumers globally. Manufacturing Planning. Recovery Imperatives: Phase II. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 14, 2020

Since I last wrote about the subject of shortages of grocery items on WRAL and on our video blogs , there has been considerably more concern about what is happening to the food supply chains. The most important takeaway is that we are not have a shortage of food or paper products! Why are there few inventories in the store?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Both companies provide packaging materials to the food manufacturing industry. Food manufacturers, over the course of the last decade, have pushed costs and waste backwards in the supply chain. billion company, manufactures glass containers with headquarters in the Midwest. Here I contrast their results.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

resigned from their jobs in durable goods manufacturing. Food supply chains already heavily damaged by the effects of COVID-19 have received yet another blow from labor shortages. Reroute orders to other warehouses and manufacturing locations. Roughly 25% of workers plan to change jobs in 2022. And so it goes on, and on, and on.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Last September, I talked to a supply chain director at a manufacturing company that had implemented Rebus. The customers at the conference included very large food & beverage companies, the largest 3PL in the world, and companies from other industries as well. NoSQL database technology has been around for over 15 years.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Justin Honaman , Head of the worldwide Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Food & Beverage organization for Amazon Web Services, reports that the term “digital twin” may be newly coined, but the concept has been around for years. Now they are able to grapple with the greater complexities of supply chain management. ” IBM. [5]

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QAD

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Autumn has arrived here in the US, which means crisp air, the vibrant colors of the fall foliage, and of course, Halloween. Today, almost any business involved in manufacturing and distribution across all vertical segments are experiencing disruptions that are causing issues in their supply chain operations.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Over the course of four weeks, 32 teams and over 1.7 Food, beverages (for example, beer, health drinks, and water), consumer goods, and apparel will not only be in high demand — but these products will have to be matched very accurately to the preferences of soccer fans converging on Qatar from every corner of the world.

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Logility

JULY 4, 2018

Of course there was always the abundance of kid friendly foods like hot dogs, hamburgers, popsicles, watermelon (and the ensuing watermelon seed spitting distance contest), salty chips of all kinds, and lots of sugary drinks. Procurement and manufacturing plans need to be created and executed based on these forecasts.

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Logility

JULY 3, 2018

Of course there was always the abundance of kid friendly foods like hot dogs, hamburgers, popsicles, watermelon (and the ensuing watermelon seed spitting distance contest), salty chips of all kinds, and lots of sugary drinks. Procurement and manufacturing plans need to be created and executed based on these forecasts.

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synchrono

MARCH 19, 2018

A few years ago, Aberdeen Group did a study that showed that 63% of “best in class” manufacturers still used spreadsheets for planning. Of course, spreadsheets come with their own set of issues. Otherwise, why would you still be having such a hard time synchronizing inventory and production to demand?

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QAD

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The trouble is, manufacturers and the supply chains they rely on can’t keep up. Fortunately, implementing a digital transformation strategy can help, and manufacturers today have plenty of options at their fingertips. Manufacturing a Magical Holiday Season. The situation is only expected to worsen leading up to Christmas.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. The company is a food and beverage company. In the period of 2010-2018, within the chemical industry, margins fluctuated, largely driven by the price of crude, but inventory turns plummeted. inventory turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

The example that I give in the first post is the focus of manufacturing strategies to drive strong results to improve Return on Assets (ROA) that have actually caused a deterioration in operating margin. Ten-year averages – food manufacturing companies. You got it! It is a low probability that this will ever happen.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Learn more: The Ultimate Manufacturing Guide: SME Manufacturing Explained What is mass customisation? It’s a manufacturing process for customising goods at scale while keeping unit costs low – a middle ground between standardisation and personalisation. The entire manufacturing sector is seeing a shift towards personalisation.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Of course, today’s hot item can change on a dime. That means there are many companies out there struggling to make sense of constantly shifting demand data and to make smart inventory optimization decisions. retail stores. The stakes are even higher when dealing with perishable products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The new effort from the London-based food delivery company builds on its partnership with grocery chain Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc. This is putting the squeeze on small businesses.

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