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Apparel and footwear: At what point is missed sales better than excess inventory?

Kinaxis

In adidas’s recent earnings call, CEO Kasper Rorsted warned that adidas would miss its 2019 growth target because its supply chain was unable to meet the huge demand for its mid-priced apparel, especially in North America. For a company operating at almost 52 percent gross margin, that’s not an insignificant amount.

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Finn-Tack implements inventory and demand management solution

Supply Chain Movement

Finn-Tack, with an international customer base with growing global demand, has two production plants in China, and the Ukraine, manufacturing riding equipment and clothing. It also has a further four warehouses in The Netherlands, North America, Russia, and in Finland.

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KeHE Distributors Undergoes a Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Our mission to SERVE and feed America is fueled by an obsession with natural & organic, specialty, and fresh products. KeHE is fulfilling that need with the help of 5,500 employee-owners and a 16-distribution center network across North America. You implemented Manhattan to solve a problem, what was the problem?