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In Focus: 5 Factors To Consider On The “Build Vs Buy” Decision on Last-Mile Software Solution

Locus

A consumer survey showed that 55% of consumers will switch their retail brands if they find their delivery times are too slow. However, should a business invest their capital in building and maintaining their solution from scratch, or simply purchase an off-the-shelf solution? Below are key takeaways from the session “ Buy vs Build?

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Consumers and Retailers Have Embraced Omnichannel Operations

Enterra Insights

One retail sector that witnessed a dramatic rise in online purchases during the pandemic was the grocery sector. Analysts from Chicory note, “The grocery shopper’s path to purchase from digital to in-store and other online environments has always been obscure.”[2] The Omnichannel Consumer. The Omnichannel Retailer.

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

When we ask business users open-end questions in quantitative surveys, shown in Figure 2 are the most common responses. I wanted to say, “You let the consultants influence you to buy the wrong technologies based on IT standardization. Most planning happens in Excel Spreadsheets. Use of Excel Spreadsheets.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). The secondary problem is the lack of definition of process requirements and a buying team that cannot see past simple MRP/MRP II/DDMRP requirements. What Is Visibility? This is our goal. See You There?

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What Remains the Same?

Supply Chain Shaman

Through digital marketing, small brands are cropping up all over, and it is sentiment analysis and digital content driving purchases. Locate them in an innovation center, not a function. Challenge them to build new capabilities working with innovative technology leaders. Innovate at the edge and bring it into the core.

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The Intersection of Sustainability and Consumer Behavior

QAD

The last 25 years has probably brought us greater innovation than we have seen in quite some time. It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. 84% of consumers have purchased a sustainable product in the past six months, which is up from 67% in 2021. The catalyst: Technology.

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Pet Food Manufacturing and the Pandemic: Inside an Industry Boom

Unleashed

This increase in pet ownership—along with panic buying—has created a huge surge in demand for pet food. tended to buy their?pet pet owners survey ,?35% purchase in bulk, hoarding quantities?of Surveys show that two out of five puppy purchases were directly?influenced Survey responses?indicated?that