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RELEX Solutions to Provide AutoZone with Forecasting and Replenishment

RELEX Solutions

The partnership will help AutoZone enhance its inventory position and forecast accuracy, while implementing best practices. AutoZone’s partnership with RELEX will assist us in heightening our inventory visibility, while also improving our ability to forecast, replenish and enhance our customer experience.”. “We

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3 Minute Explainer: An Introduction to Foreign-Trade Zones

QAD

The FTZ program has expanded in recent decades to meet the needs of the rapidly growing global trade environment. There are FTZs in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Using QAD FTZ software, companies are able to address regulatory requirements for FTZ Inventory Control and Record Keeping System (ICRS).

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7 Steps to Weatherproof Your Supply Chain for Extreme Weather

Resilinc

Take this example: when category 5 Hurricane Maria was approaching Puerto Rico in 2017, suppliers and critical FDA-regulated materials were threatened. million worth of IV bag inventory (at the time Puerto Rico was the sole source of these bags for the majority of US-based healthcare providers).

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

Then, there’s the actual planning process, and then there’s all the post-plan meetings, reactions, and revisions. Chaos at Scale So, you ask yourself, what does a chef-turned-humanitarian know about supply chain management? World Central Kitchen is no run-of-the-mill organization. For Andrés, this couldn’t be more true.

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

Resilinc

Closer proximity—as compared to Asia—alone could reduce shipping times and inventory costs, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean and air freight, according to the three. But instead, to meet consumer demand for fast deliveries, DCs have proliferated. There’s already some of that in Puerto Rico and Brazil.”.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Puerto Rico. In a world with an increasing number of political disturbances and mounting pressure to create sustainability, companies in a global market have to design their logistics strategy to meet demand in a cost efficient, optimal way: Plan. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Puerto Rico. Companies must invest in and balance their inventories more wisely to ensure optimal on-shelf availability in all commercial outlets. Northern Mariana Islands. Philippines.