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

The answer is to increase modeling, evaluate sourcing strategies, and build the right push/pull decoupling points. Here I share three strategies to consider to eradicate some of the barriers. A low-level employee with one-to-two years of experience will never be successful at the helm of driving a large corporation’s planning strategy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. I find senior executives love to throw around superlatives like customer-centric, agile, efficient and responsive but lack the understanding of how the words translate to supply chain strategy in the real world. Time horizon.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

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.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In addition, the much-publicized inventory issues that many retailers are dealing with are also resulting in interest in returns management. Based on surveys that RLA has done in the past year, most returns are handled in-house and are often done in the same distribution centers where store/e-commerce inventory is kept.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

Pollen Returns - Pollen provides data-driven insights that can help retailers to identify trends and optimize their return strategy. According to the company, it provides a faster, greener, and more cost-effective way to leverage existing inventory. Previously he was with Geodis, Kanga, and Lovesac.

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RELEX Solutions

JULY 26, 2016

RELEX Solutions, in collaboration with Columbus Consulting International , to support LifeWay Christian Stores with upgrading its supply chain management in order to reduce inventory and increase availability. Bill Crayton, VP Merchandising, LifeWay Christian Stores comments: “The new allocation process will improve operational efficiencies.

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