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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. I am currently doing research on inventory management. In the research, I ask inventory planners to define resilience. Today, this is not the case.

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Singing the inventory blues

Cathy Roberson

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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Smart Software to Present at Epicor Insights 2022

The Smart Software

Smart Software CEO will present at this year's Epicor Insights event in Nashville. If you plan to attend this year, please join us at booth #9 and #705, and learn more about Epicor Smart Inventory Planning and Optimization. The post Smart Software to Present at Epicor Insights 2022 appeared first on Smart Software.

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Do You Want Real-time Visibility? IT is the Enemy

Logistics Viewpoints

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. But getting it implemented means overcoming the objections of the IT department. Longbow Advantage Has a Real-time Visibility Solution. Longbow Advantage’s main business has been doing warehouse management system (WMS) implementations.

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Kinexions Supply Chain Conference Breakout Sessions

Kinaxis

Explore how a focus on inventory optimization, concurrent planning, ROI optimization, and organizational change management (to name a few) can help get your supply chain ready for what’s coming next. There’s still time to register and join us at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tenn. Preparing for the Future. Achieving Value.

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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

Simplistic thinking of trading-off customer service, inventory and cost became much, more complicated with the shifts in asset strategies. With greater pressure on shorter cycles and less asset availability, getting good at inventory processes increased. This year it will be held in Franklin, TN (south of Nashville, TN).

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146 days until Christmas - Are you ready?

Cathy Roberson

Consumers couldn’t get enough of buying goods since the pandemic occurred in 2020, and shippers struggled to keep enough inventory on hand once pre-pandemic inventories were depleted. As a result, many retailers are sitting on excess inventory. This year, everything seems to have changed again.