The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. Predictive analytics will quicken demand response and involve product-use insights to improve accuracy against external factors affecting demand (e.g. This boosts revenues and optimises inventory.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 230

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2019

”[1] In simpler times, shoppers would return items to the stores in which they were purchased — often exchanging them for other items (a win-win for both the consumer and the retailer). According to Howland, “Returns are expensive for retailers, representing lost sales, sometimes damaged or opened inventory and extra staff time.

Reverse Logistics 100

Reverse Logistics Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Waste Reduction 100

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added insights on reported September and Q3 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported September PMI reported value 49.1 reflecting a 0.4

Manufacturing Procurement 59

Manufacturing Procurement Global Optimal Sourcing United Kingdom 59

Enterra Insights

MAY 13, 2020

Numerous reports confirm the coronavirus pandemic has motivated business leaders to consider new ways to leverage technology and automation to lessen their company’s exposure to human-related crises. unlocks new labor-saving technologies which could potentially reduce reliance on low-skill, low-cost labor in manufacturing.

Supply Chain Software 100

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Precoro

APRIL 22, 2024

Management of the company's financial operations requires strong leadership, experience, analytical skills, a deep hands-on understanding of financial principles, and familiarity with the best practices the company has already adopted. After all, purchases are a large part of company finances.

Optimal Sourcing 105

Optimal Sourcing Negotiating Skills Procurement Solutions Resource Reduction 105

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

This includes: new product launch forecasting, seasonal inventory targets, demand affinities, push-based inventory strategies, demand shaping activities (price, promotion, run-out strategies, sales incentives, trade incentives), and turn-based volume. To move the product, the company discounted the cars to stimulate purchase.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Modeling Forecasting Price Reduction 150

Enterra Insights

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply chain journalist Helen Atkinson suggests that savvy retailers accept the inevitable and use their returns policy to differentiate themselves from their competitors. She explains, “Depending on which statistics you follow, consumers return something like a fifth of all purchases these days. That amounted to about 13.7%

Price Reduction 100

Price Reduction Supply Chain Strategy Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction 100

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. study , 40% of consumers have purchased from retailers based outside the U.S.,

Predictive Analytics Software 120

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

If you’ve ever had inventory sitting in the storeroom or warehouse unused, unsold, and taking up space – you’ve experienced dead stock. It represents lost revenue and increases your holding costs and opportunity costs. Fortunately, efficient dead stock inventory management can help you avoid those losses. Let’s dive in.

Material Savings 52

Material Savings Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 52

SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. Founded in 1963, NCPDM represents the outbound side of logistics and the National Association for Purchasing Management (NAPM) represents the inbound side. Neil Southern, 2011).

Supply Chain Planning Software 131

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

Best of all, rather than bore you with a dry report and statistics on creating private label products for Amazon FBA, I will weave everything around a completely fictitious example, which might very well work for you in real life! She was going to extend her stay in Guangzhou anyway until she signed a purchase agreement.

Manufacturing Procurement 71

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Just-in-Time Modeling Software 71

NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. Due to the complexity and quality of the components, the lead times and costs are high. With inventory desired to be at a minimum. Risk: Managing the supply chain [7]. Description. Description.

Aerospace 40

Aerospace Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing 40

Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Khadeeja Safdar ( @khadeeja_safdar ) and Imani Moise ( @MoiseNoise ) report, “Retailers had their best holiday sales since 2011, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks payments in stores and online.”[1] The growth in mobile purchasing continues. Adopt a Ship-to-Store Policy. These mobile moments matter.

Inventory Reduction 100

Inventory Reduction Omnichannel Price Mitigation Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 100

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The organization is not clear on accepting special requests and expedited shipping policies, often resulting in a lower margin. Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. The response is a long sigh. The answer?

Customer Service 312

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It’s no secret the digital path to purchase is the route taken by most consumers. Daphne Howland ( @daphnehowland ) reports, “Some $6.22 Howland reports nearly half the clothing sold online is returned. A good returns process begins with a good returns policy. Clarify policies. increase from last year.

Cost Reduction Strategies 100

Cost Reduction Strategies Procurement Analytics Inventory Reduction Policies 100

NC State SCRC

JUNE 11, 2023

A recent paper published in the PAR Journal, written by myself, Andrea Patrucco, Zhaohui Wu, Christoper Yukins, and Tanner Slaughter, reveals some insights into the reasons for failure of the federal government response to COVID-19 pandemic. Forty-seven of the fifty states CPOs were included in the study.

Government 52

Government Resource Reduction Material Savings Manufacturing Procurement 52

Enterra Insights

JUNE 30, 2020

Stanley Chao ( @stanleychao6 ), managing director for All In Consulting, reports, “We’re seeing mounting pressure from political pundits, policymakers and the American public to decouple our supply chains from China, particularly in the medical and rare earth elements industries. There’s even legislation in the works. ”[4].

Global 100

Global Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies 100

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Here’s one of my predictions for 2016 that hit the mark: Blockchain Technology Will Make Its Debut in Supply Chain Management. Other examples: The United States Postal Service (USPS) published a report in May titled Blockchain Technology: Possibilities for the U.S. Toyota temporarily shut two factories in the aftermath.

Predictive Analytics Software 50

Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 50