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The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”

Talking Logistics

The research focused on the inventory visibility and optimization challenges that companies face today related to omni-channel fulfillment and the actions they should take to elevate their omni-channel performance. And it begins with improving their inventory accuracy. The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”.

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To DC Or Not To DC? That is the Warehousing Design Question!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The cost of adding a Distribution Centre in terms of capital expenditure, operating costs, inventory breakage, systems, and organizational support can be extensive. ECommerce #Fulfillment #SupplyChain #Logistics #Distribution #Retail #SCM. The post To DC Or Not To DC? © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2017.

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Planning Optimized – A Never Ending Journey

Logility

He believed direct current (DC) was the future of electricity—believed it so completely that he told Nikolay Tesla there was no future for alternating current (AC) electrical transmission systems. The post Planning Optimized – A Never Ending Journey appeared first on Supply Chain Management Software (SCM Software) by Logility.

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Mid-market companies leapfrogging supply chain planning maturity stages

ToolsGroup

Here are some examples of mid-market companies that have made the leap to high maturity levels: Automotive importer Lubinski had a simple policy of holding 100 days of inventory for every item, augmented by classic ‘ABC’ modeling that proved complex and time-consuming. Getting from here to there.

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The Move Toward the Middle: SCM World’s Kevin O’Marah Discusses the Impact of Omni-Channel on Supply Chain Management – Part I

BlueYonder

Supply Chain Nation asked Kevin O’Marah, chief content officer for SCM World, for his insights from their recent research and report on this topic. It’s not just faster and more complex, it is also physically different—more automation, more capital equipment, mostly larger DCs. A large DC a few years ago might have been 500,000 sq.

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How to Cut Costs by Improving Product Punctuality

MIT Supply Chain

By tailoring transportation methods and distribution center processes to match the delivery speed required of each product, companies can reduce the cost of transportation, prevent excess inventory, and eliminate lost sales. For more information on the SCM program and the latest theses contact SCM program Director Dr. Bruce Arntzen.

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Turn your Brick And Mortar Stores into E-Commerce Distribution Hubs!

Supply Chain Game Changer

They can either markdown the goods or they can return the items back to the DC. Additionally fulfilling E-Commerce orders from your DC is likely to be slower, and more expensive. Unless you are Amazon you are going to have a number of Distribution Centres geographically located, or perhaps just one DC that is centralized.