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Success in Retail Logistics with Mike Jarrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Jarrett has multiple locations, including its corporate headquarters in Orrville, Ohio, as well as facilities in Los Angeles, California, Hickory, North Carolina, Leola, Pennsylvania, Kent, Ohio, and Seville, Ohio. Jarrett offers high-touch, personalized service to their clients.

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. Commercial teams mistakenly think that high levels of inventory will drive sales and minimize customer service issues. The problem is that high levels of inventory often result in customer service issues. It is a long day.

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Throw Back Thursday: Remembering ‘Meeting Customer Demand in a Complex Industry’ from Kinexions

Kinaxis

This global manufacturer of surface-cutting tools, with headquarters in western Pennsylvania. Customers include the aerospace, surface mining, oil and gas and machine-tool industries. The company has embraced technology that will allow it to improve both customer service and internal processes.

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What Exactly Is Omnichannel 2.0 and How Is It Different?

GlobalTranz

This allows retailers and the supply chain to eliminate the barriers to new technology implementation , offer better customer service, and prepare for the next innovation. According to the Wharton University of Pennsylvania , the measures to fully utilize omnichannel 2.0 Omnichannel 2.0 Ultimately, omnichannel 2.0

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The Supply Chain’s Groundhog Day Experience

Enterra Insights

The movie is about a cynical television weatherman named Phil Connors (played brilliantly by Bill Murray) who is assigned to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Unexpectedly, he finds himself trapped in a time loop that forces him to relive February 2nd repeatedly.

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Digitization and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

” People who live in Pennsylvania are familiar with anachronistic encounters with the Amish who still traverse busy streets riding in horse-drawn carriages. ” Automation/3D printing — “Delivering custom service that meets the most specific, time-sensitive customer demands.”

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ERP Sustains Manufacturing during COVID-19

IQMS

Throughout COVID-19, Eldon James customer service, operations, and logistics are continuing without disruption. Similarly, Mar-Bal relies on real-time remote access and production monitoring to keep production on track and inform its production, sales, and service teams on order status, shipping, delivery and service updates.