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Four Keys to S&OP Effectiveness

Kinaxis

I heard a colleague once give the following analogy: Imagine a pilot flying from New York to Los Angeles at night without any navigation systems or instruments to measure his location, wind speed, or altitude. Download your own copy here. If those aren’t the right tools for the job, what is? It’s the same for business.

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What is Demand Forecasting? Importance and Benefits of Forecasting Customer Demand

ShipBob

Keeping our inventory in Chicago and Los Angeles has brought cost savings since we ship from the locations that are closest to the customer.” By tracking these inventory metrics over time, your business can forecast growth and trend projection on a more granular level and look back to see how your forecasts matched up to reality.

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Counterfeit products are exploding on Amazon

NC State SCRC

Production levels equivalent to an entire factory’s monthly production are coming in container loads through the Los Angeles port, including food, liquor, and cigarettes. Most people would argue, “You can’t die from buying a fake T-shirt or downloading an unauthorized album.” Which is not all that uncommon.

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Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR): Where to Find Them Now and in the Future

Veridian Solutions

A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track. Download WhitePaper. Recently, the Trump Administration broke down many of the barriers limiting the testing of autonomous vehicles for commercial purposes, reports Michael Laris of The Los Angeles Times.