Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Last week, I wrote about the evolution of supply chain planning. In my blog post, I commented on HOW little supply chain planning has changed in its twenty-year evolution. The Kinaxis solution is probably one of the most misunderstood supply chain planning platforms. I am part of the problem. 1) Kinaxis.

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Multichannel Merchant

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Through our work with Gatik, we’ve identified that autonomous box trucks offer an efficient, safe and sustainable solution for transporting goods on repeatable routes between our stores,” said Tom Ward, senior vice president of last mile at Walmart U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2018

They will meet the Philadelphia Eagles, who crushed the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 in the NFC title game, a week from Sunday in Minneapolis, MN. In yet another impressive comeback, the New England Patriots topped the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC title game to move on to their 10th Super Bowl, and 8th in the Belichick – Brady era.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

It was a very busy week in the world of supply chain and logistics, so let’s go straight to the news that caught my attention: FLEXE Launches Nationwide Next-Day Delivery. Oracle Optimizes Global Transportation and Trade Compliance Processes. Infor M3 Integrates to GT Nexus Supply Chain Network.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

In four of its Minneapolis test stores, Best Buy reduced the shoppable square footage to 15,000 square feet to provide more space for fulfillment. Supply Chain Implications Smaller stores typically mean less inventory. Hence, investing and utilizing a good inventory management system will be critical.

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synchrono

APRIL 2, 2018

There’s one sure-fire way to tell when someone has lived in Minneapolis long enough to be called a Minnesotan. Inventory – Excess material and WIP. Transportation – Unnecessary movement of material through the facility/supply chain. The Lean Journey Often Starts with Inventory. Eager to get started?

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