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Supply Chain Sustainability Gathers Steam

Logistics Viewpoints

The coronavirus pandemic is the most obvious of these hurdles, but everything from the threat of tariffs to the temporary blockage of the Suez Canal (and even the ongoing closure of the I-40 bridge in Memphis) could have had lasting ramifications for global commerce.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

New survey finds that most companies are still formulating and gaining support for a digital strategy, with fear of change and data challenges as leading roadblocks. . And there’s no time to lose–the time is now to execute on a strategy before opportunity and competitive advantage is lost.”. PRESS RELEASE. BOSTON, Mass.

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Retail Store Location Planning ? Creating Balance, Driving Profit

Logility

This decentralized strategy deliberately tips the scales toward the customer. But the Distribution Analyst has to consider the proper allocations for the mall in Memphis versus the pop-up in Pasadena. The store plan covers current sales, forecasted sales and forecasted inventory, which in turn drives product distribution.

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Disruptive Times Require Adaptive Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

One needs only to look at the Amazon Effect to see how quickly a new market entrant can irreversibly impact the entire go-to-market strategies of entrenched market incumbents.”[2]. 3] Staff, “ Disruptive business models require disruptive supply chain strategies ,” Supply Chain Quarterly , 2 October 2017. [4]

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

That was primarily due to retailers working on emptying warehouses of older inventory and shippers continuing to move more freight to East Coast ports because of concerns over the slow pace of labor talks between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. million U.S.