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Supply Chain Secrets Going Global – But Where Should we Share Them?

Logistics Bureau

Sharing Supply Chain Secrets Globally My Goal for 2020. I will be a 1 man fully self-contained ‘travelling seminar’ Where do you think I should go?”. Worldwide, One-Man Logistics Seminars. Inventory management and optimisation. Rob O’Byrne, Founder, Supply Chain Secrets. Benchmarking and KPI development.

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The Future of Supply Chains Post COVID-19 – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As the virus began to spread out from China, Asia, as a region, provided the first lessons to their global peers on how to mitigate the impact of both supply and demand sides. . But companies will have to go beyond the usual inventory optimisation. . MORE FROM THIS EDITION. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – July 2020.

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How AI & Machine Learning Will Transform Supply Chain Management Through Software-Driven Automation

Accelogix

I am still a practical technologist at heart, but after years of staged tech demos, endless R&D, and futurist seminars, several of these technologies now function outside of Silicon Valley’s controlled environments and are demonstrable in the real world. What has changed for me? What has changed for me?

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Lean versus EOQ? What’s best for your organization?

Kinaxis

EOQ attempts to optimize lot size by balancing manufacturing cost ( Fixed + variable costs) with things like inventory holding costs and capacity utilization. Lean relies on minimization of, among other things, lot sizes, inventory and waiting. of that plan.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

So the shortage will continue, but for some sellers, the problem will be too much inventory.”. following an ACT Research Seminar, Eaton said of the chances of a strong recession, “ It could arise from seeing another oil price shock. Despite High-Profile Retail Cancellations, U.S. Container Imports Remain High. Economy at 20-25%.

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Start-Up Chile Helps Kick-Start Anderson Entrepreneurs - UCLA.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. BIT Global Research Network. Eric Kriegstein (12) won seed funding for a company called SeatUp, a mobile-auction platform that enabled airlines to auction off premium seats and unused inventory in the final hours before a flight takes off. Global MBA for Asia Pacific. December 2013.

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Why probabilistic forecasting is better for inventory optimization

ToolsGroup

In this post we’ll explore how probabilistic forecasting not only creates better forecasts, but also improves inventory optimization by improving the stock levels at store and warehouse locations in your distribution network. Inventory optimization (IO) systems can then use this information to better identify the optimal inventory targets.