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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. I am currently doing research on inventory management.

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Singing the inventory blues

Cathy Roberson

Many retailers are feeling inventory pains despite assuring analysts that they're quite pleased with their inventory levels. Mind you, some retailers may indeed be pleased with their inventory levels, but others may be trying to figure out where to store the excess inventory since so many warehouses are beyond full.

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Calling Reverse Logistics Startups – RLA to host Startup Competition

Cathy Roberson

(photo credit: depositphotos.com) According to consulting firm McKinsey, funding for logistics startups almost doubled in 2021 compared to 2020. In total, McKinsey estimates that $80 billion in funding was made in logistics startups in 2021. New to RLA’s annual conference will be a reverse logistics startup competition.

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Reverse Logistics emerging from the "dark side" and into earnings calls

Cathy Roberson

I missed sending out a post last week and really am sorry about that but…here’s my excuse…I was at the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) Leadership Conference last week. Reverse logistics is a fascinating part of supply chains that tends to get overlooked by many. Hey there! by industry and lots more.

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Do You Want Real-time Visibility? IT is the Enemy

Logistics Viewpoints

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. IT is the Enemy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. But getting it implemented means overcoming the objections of the IT department. Longbow Advantage Has a Real-time Visibility Solution. The real-time reporting of work was weaker than expected.”.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Tompkins Robotics – Expanded its reverse logistics capabilities in 2018.

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146 days until Christmas - Are you ready?

Cathy Roberson

Consumers couldn’t get enough of buying goods since the pandemic occurred in 2020, and shippers struggled to keep enough inventory on hand once pre-pandemic inventories were depleted. As a result, many retailers are sitting on excess inventory. This year, everything seems to have changed again.