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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions.

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Krasdale Foods Inc. Opts for the HIMPACT Inventory Management System to Fortify Existing Purchasing Solutions and Obtain Greater Buying Capabilities

Herlitz Inventory Management

selected HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management as its new purchasing system in February 2023. Herlitz Inventory Management (HIM), leading innovator in scientific demand forecasting, replenishment, and optimization, announced that Krasdale Foods Inc. KFI) will be switching to the HIMPACT purchasing system.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. I am not quite sure. It evolved over time. Bio-engineering?

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Ecommerce Logistics: From Your Site to Their Doorstep

ShipBob

Now more than ever — at a time when people are choosing online over in-store to adhere to social distancing practices — the communicated speed at which consumers will receive their orders can play a deciding role in whether they choose to buy from your online store or a competitor’s. What is ecommerce logistics? Warehousing and storage.

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Publix Vendor Guidelines Updated for On-Time Delivery

Zipline Logistics

Doing so keeps inventory on hand and products on the shelf. . The Florida-based grocer requires that all suppliers schedule delivery appointments at its distribution center to get product into its supply chain. However, the grocery chain evaluates scorecard performance when assessing brand purchasing decisions.

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Top 14 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Training Programs and Courses in 2016

GlobalTranz

1) Logistics and supply chain management faculty at Florida International University. If you are not sure yet whether this field will suit you, then taking free online classes is exactly what you need; such classes are excellent analogs to long-term and expensive university programs, but can give you not less knowledge and skills.

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23 warehouse pros reveal the best ways for warehouses to control & reduce fulfillment costs

6 River Systems

Choose software that facilitates the valuation and control of permanent inventories based on inputs or outputs, with automated stock alerts, that is versatile and independent of the type of business. Define normal parameters and fine-tune the physical inventory system. Once the method is working, standardize it. Robin Schwartz, PHR.