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Inflation in 2022: Is the Bullwhip Effect to Blame for Retail Inventory Glut

Logistics Viewpoints

Deflationary pulses are important to understand in our current environment of widespread inflation and a recent commitment to tighter monetary policy to reign it in. I did a little digging to find out the specifics about excess inventory, the stated causes, and the potential implications. This talk of deflation caught me off guard.

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Dispelling Untruths: 10 Generative AI Myths

Logility

During this time, the same AI tools that underwrite new technologies have been key in improving efficiency and optimizing all areas of logistics and supply chain processes including forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, manufacturing, network optimization, and more.

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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

ToolsGroup

Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. 84% of buyers read the return policy before making an online purchase. Knowing the importance of managing the return of merchandise, let’s look at the goals and benefits of a customer-centric return policy.

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The Evolution of Logistics: Connectivity, Data Integration, and Virtual Design

SCMDOJO

The term “logistics” may be relatively new, but its general principles date back to ancient civilizations. The early Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans pioneered the principles of logistics and designed trade routes to facilitate their connections with other nations.

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Logistics is available. There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. (The Government policies are rational. Inventories are out of balance with demand and the rising need for write-offs.

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What You Should Know About Retail Logistics

3PL Insights

Retail logistics is responsible for delivering products to customers both in physical stores and online. This process starts from the moment a product is sourced from the supplier to the customer. Inventory Management Inventory management is the procurement, storage, and selling of a company’s inventory.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.