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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

In a Recession, there is usually a market that needs to course correct (e.g. Over the last 2 years, Supply Chain teams have been struggling to procure and manufacture enough inventory. Suppliers will continue to ship orders in an effort to get the inventory off their books. Second, Stagflation is much more difficult to address.

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Pull Your Own Upset

Tompkins Blog

In 2011 Virginia Commonwealth shocked Kansas. Virginia unleashed a full court press to take an early 18 point lead, and then kept pouring it on. What innovative approach can you take to reducing costs, increasing inventory turns, and growing revenue? Lesson learned: intimidation works. Lesson learned: do something surprising.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Of course, having a plan in place is only the beginning. A large thunderstorm impacting Maryland and West Virginia caused an almost 193-hour outage that affected 145,000 people. The longest outage took place in Long Island, New York, where more than 632,000 people were left without power for 336 hours.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Of course, having a plan in place is only the beginning. A large thunderstorm impacting Maryland and West Virginia caused an almost 193-hour outage that affected 145,000 people. The longest outage took place in Long Island, New York, where more than 632,000 people were left without power for 336 hours.

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Taking Risks that Pay Off

BlueYonder

I live just 14 miles from where I grew up, in Richmond, Virginia, and now live in Mechanicsville. I trained everyone on all the software, including some elements related to inventory and how it was planned for each store. I found that floor plans interested me more than space plans, but had to try both sides, of course!

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Taking Risks that Pay Off

JDA software

I live just 14 miles from where I grew up, in Richmond, Virginia, and now live in Mechanicsville. I trained everyone on all the software, including some elements related to inventory and how it was planned for each store. I found that floor plans interested me more than space plans, but had to try both sides, of course!

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. There is also a typical drive-thru lane, of course. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment.