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Provoking the Industry to Move Past Incrementalism

Supply Chain Shaman

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible. Houston, We Have a Problem. Houston, we have a problem. Learn how to listen.

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How Brave Books Manages Its Fulfillment with Stord E-Commerce Software

Stord

Resolution: Buy the Book Improving Supply Chain Operations Brave Books turned the page and worked with Stord’s team to implement our OMS, Stord One Commerce , and our WMS, Stord One Warehouse. We are a children's book publishing company in the greater Houston area. My name is Walker Jester. I am the COO of Brave Books.

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How Retailers and CPG companies are benefiting from next-gen Control Tower and S&OE

o9 Solutions

Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem. They not only provide end-to-end visibility from consumer purchase to supplier shipments, but also provide recommendations on what to do that addresses issues and enables users to choose from various options and act on them. labor) shortages.

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Building the Business to Consumer Superstar: Getting to the Promised Land with Supply Chain Control Towers and S&OE

o9 Solutions

Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem. They not only provide end-to-end visibility from consumer purchase to supplier shipments, but also provide recommendations on what to do that addresses issues and enables users to choose from various options and act on them. labor) shortages.

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The State of Freight with Anne Reinke

The Logistics of Logistics

from Rice University in Houston, and a J.D. Established in 1978, TIA has consistently demonstrated its commitment to fostering excellence and innovation within the logistics and transportation sector. Before joining CSX, she worked at the Association of American Railroads and High-Speed Ground Transportation Association.

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China’s Regime is Coming to a Company Near You

MIT Supply Chain

When a person’s social rating falls below a certain level, he or she is disqualified from travel by air or on certain train lines and cannot buy property or take out a loan. In another example of China using its market size for political purposes, the Chinese Basketball Association suspended all cooperation with the Houston Rockets in 2019.

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3 Ways a Poorly Managed Inventory Can Ruin a Business

RFgen

Not having enough in-stock can result in delayed shipments and lost sales, and too much stock can increase storage costs as well as the chances that product deterioration occurs, according to the Houston Chronicle. The company chalked this up to poor inventory management because employees used Microsoft Excel.