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Key Manufacturing Takeaways from FocusConnect 2016

BlueYonder

Through the course of keynotes, workshops and the flow of conversation at the event, a number of several key trends emerged: Drones in the warehouse. The supply chain of the future. Supply chain segmentation in Europe. So exactly what does that change look like, and how does the industry prepare?

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Clorox Successfully Implements a Program for Value Chain Segmentation

Supply Chain Shaman

When I became a warehouse leader at Clorox to manage bleach and salad dressing in the same warehouse facility, I struggled with the marked difference of the rhythms and cycles of the products being managed in and out of the same warehouse facility. So, we invited eight of the forty employees on the GM track to attend the course.

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Secret Confessions of a Supply Chain Junkie

BlueYonder

There are tons of articles, white papers and blogs about today’s supply chain challenges: globalization, off-shore manufacturing, supply chain segmentation, big data, mobility, social media, price optimization, warehouse throughput, labor scheduling and in-store picking.