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Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Or, alternatively, a company carries too much inventory, storage for excess inventory must be purchased, and cash flows become tight. This warehouse provides inventory storage for goods not yet ordered that will ship later. Mr. Jordan oversees a team of eight that does the demand, inventory, and production planning.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Last night, I took my 13-year-old son to see the movie Air, which tells the story of how Nike pursued basketball rookie Michael Jordan in 1984 to sign with the company. That move, and Michael Jordan’s incredible talent and business acumen, has turned the Jordan brand into a multi-billion-dollar business. Inventories at U.S.

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Towards the Autonomous Intelligent Enterprise: An Introduction

Enterra Insights

Several years ago, Ron Craig, a Senior Principal Product Marketing Director at Oracle, wrote, “The ability of enterprises to generate data is increasingly outpacing their ability to realize real value from that data. Autonomous intelligent enterprises leverage both data and analytics to optimize their business processes.

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What Is LIFO and How Can It Be Used?

ShipBob

Imagine this scenario: Jordan operates an online furniture company that holds luxury furniture inventory in a large warehouse. Recently, Jordan purchased 20 sofas at $1500 each and six months later, another 20 of the same sofa at $1700. . When Jordan opened the business, he decided that LIFO made the most sense.

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Revealed: The Sectors Cutting Product Lead Times Fastest

Unleashed

Some moved from just-in-time to just-in-case, even if this meant more cash tied up in inventory and a higher risk of waste. To find out, we have created a Product Lead Time Index using data from our inventory management software to track how product lead times have changed since the height of Covid-19.

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5 things you need to know when moving from DTC to retail

crisp

Learn how data can help you avoid common pitfalls in the retail business. It’s a great opportunity to achieve scale and profitability, but most CPGs will face a frustrating challenge along the way: retailer data is much more difficult to collect, understand, and use than data from DTC. Ready to become an omnichannel brand?

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5 Reasons Why You Need a TMS to Build a Resilient Supply Chain

TMC

Exponential growth of data: We’re seeing an unprecedented amount of data available across the supply chain. Now shippers need to manage localized inventory variety, location complexity, legal and regulatory concerns, longer distances and shorter distances, more modes, and tighter windows. Register today! DATE: June 24.