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Visibility Powered Planning

BlueYonder

I recently had the honour of presenting at the annual CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) conference in San Antonio, Texas. Supply chain visibility traditionally concerns inventory and supply disruptions. That topic is how visibility helps solve the ongoing problem of disconnected planning processes.

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Hurricane Harvey Updates

Elementum

in San Antonio, appears to have prevented major disruptions; adverse impacts were mainly felt by retailers as they have to shut down operations and may have to wait weeks to ascertain the full extent of damage to their business and inventory. Auto production in Texas, led by General Motors Co. in Arlington and Toyota Motor Corp.

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Insights from the C-Suite: Supply Chain People Are Making a Difference in the World

Material Handling & Logistics

Whereas APICS itself once was focused largely on production and inventory control, since its acquisition of the Supply Chain Council in 2014 the organization has reestablished itself with a focus on helping its members achieve supply chain excellence. MH&L sat down with Eshkenazi at the recent APICS 2017 conference in San Antonio, TX. .

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Church's Chicken is Reinventing the Supply Chain

Elementum

Having worked in the restaurant industry for years, he wanted to bring delicious chicken and home-style sides to people in San Antonio, TX. This results in having a bloated inventory, excessive waste, supply uncertainty, and poor customer service. Church’s Chicken was founded by George W.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon’s SAT1 fulfillment center in San Antonio, Texas is the first to deploy Titan in its operations. LSEG Workspace, a financial news and data platform, calculated inventory turnover ratios of 30 major U.S. retailers for Reuters. Walgreens says 78% of Americans live within 5 miles of one of its stores.

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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

. “Identify your production and supply chain methods first…” For instance, if you’re following the Lean Production Method, it means that you don’t need to stock minor accessories because most of your inventory consists of the finished products. Are there any plans to change the distribution model?