Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. My conclusion?
Cathy Roberson
AUGUST 15, 2022
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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Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 9, 2020
Simplistic thinking of trading-off customer service, inventory and cost became much, more complicated with the shifts in asset strategies. As companies outsourced—greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and transportation—and asset utilization grew from 10% to 35% ROIC the management of the supply chain became more complex.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. Last September, I talked to a supply chain director at a manufacturing company that had implemented Rebus. But getting it implemented means overcoming the objections of the IT department. Longbow Advantage Has a Real-time Visibility Solution.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets.
Cathy Roberson
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
I spent time at the conference listening to members’ research needs and, best of all, their willingness to share data so that we can size the total, global, and regional returns market, figure out the average returns volume by type of business (retailer, manufacturer, etc.), by industry and lots more. collecting more than 2.5
Cathy Roberson
JANUARY 9, 2023
According to the company, it provides a faster, greener, and more cost-effective way to leverage existing inventory. He is the founder of Bargain Hunt and Treverse LLC, a wholesale, liquidation & auction business based in Nashville, TN. Previously he was with Geodis, Kanga, and Lovesac.
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