The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 18, 2013

The top warehouses in North America were recently profiled in a great article by the fine folks at Modern Material Handling. In lean consulting, you would often find excess inventory, rework, over processing and other wasteful practices inside a warehouse. The warehouse business is made up of the following 7 service offerings: pick and pack , cross-docking , fulfillment , distribution center management , vendor managed inventory , sub-assembly and site location.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 13, 2019

BOSTON (May 13, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, announced today that David Barton has joined ToolsGroup as the new general manager of North America.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 26, 2015

The merged company will be the third largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth in the world. The goal is to drive organic growth in North American and global expansion by combining Kraft’s brands with Heinz’s international platform.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The impact of complexity on inventory is not quick. To help, today I want to share some of the insights from our recent Inventory Optimization study. Inventory management is a hot issue. Companies invest in project after project, yet inventory levels remain the same.

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Unleashed

JULY 29, 2019

Inventory control. With lot traceability, you can have stronger inventory control processes in your manufacturing facilities. This means your inventory control processes will be tighter and transparent. Inventory traceability plays a key role in the event of a product recall. Automate lot traceability with online inventory management software so that everything is managed in real-time.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Gartner analyst Paul Lord has developed a framework to better understand inventory trade-offs by categorizing those decisions according to the objectives they are meant to achieve: structural, operational and situational. or “How can we reduce inventory and improve our balance sheet?”.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 20, 2019

In adidas’s recent earnings call, CEO Kasper Rorsted warned that adidas would miss its 2019 growth target because its supply chain was unable to meet the huge demand for its mid-priced apparel, especially in North America. by Harish Iyer.

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Unleashed

JULY 22, 2019

With the aim to help small businesses to make more informed decisions about what software is right for them, FrontRunners uses real reviews from real users to reveal the top software products for North American small businesses. Thanks to our users, we’ve reached 250 user reviews, averaging 4.5

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 3, 2018

Across the country, retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target, Macy’s and Nordstrom are experimenting with ways to distill their inventory into smaller, more-focused locations. Business Strategy Alignment Global Supply Chain Management Retail Home Page Latest News Home Page Slider Featured Content Consumer Packaged Goods Forecasting & Demand Planning North AmericaThe biggest change for the decades-old shopping center anchor? It was now just half its size.

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The Network Effect

JUNE 12, 2015

Inventory distortion costs retailers nearly $158 for every man, woman, and child on the planet. Billion a year is the cost of Inventory distortion in North America, an amount equivalent to the annual revenues of Kroger, Home Depot, and Target combined. chem7/Flickr.

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RELEX Solutions

MARCH 4, 2019

RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, announced today that Ron Fleischer will join the company as Senior Vice President of North American Operations. office,” said Michael Falck, RELEX President, North America. “I’m Read PDF.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

It also has a further four warehouses in The Netherlands, North America, Russia, and in Finland. The best-of-breed product selected was Optimiza Inventory and Demand Planner, a demand planning software application designed to compile and maintain an accurate requirement forecast.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 21, 2019

During its annual earnings call, adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted explained to investors that the company’s slow sales growth in North America was attributed to supply issues as the company expands from high-end products into a mid-price range.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2019

It bought its main rivals to become North America’s largest fine paper manufacturer. [1] They also cut inventory levels, grew sales and resolved capacity issues. Establish joint responsibility for inventory to reduce the risk of obsolescence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

As the bricks and mortar retailer is attacked by eCommerce pure plays—Amazon in North America, Alibaba in China, and Flipcart in India—assortment and excitement in the store become paramount to lure customers. Current State of Perpetual Inventory.

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Descartes

MARCH 3, 2016

They allow you to uniquely identify your product and manage your inventories. In North America, a GTIN is composed of 12 numbers. However, it does not represent that of North America. As mentioned above, North America’s GTIN is composed of 12 digits.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. They saw a steady drop in inventory and reduced working capital by about 50% over the period of 2011-2015.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Top companies now collect from customers over two weeks faster, pay suppliers nearly three weeks slower, and maintain less than half the inventory of typical companies in their industry, according to new working capital research from The Hackett Group Inc.

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RELEX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The centralized planning team was challenged to accurately plan inventory for new stores and for slow-moving items to adhere to high vendor minimums. Without a distribution center, all inventory ships directly from vendors to stores which further complicates the vendor ordering process.

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Descartes

MARCH 3, 2016

They allow you to uniquely identify your product and manage your inventories. In North America, a GTIN is composed of 12 numbers. However, it does not represent that of North America. As mentioned above, North America’s GTIN is composed of 12 digits.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

Where in the past they might have focused primarily on days payable outstanding (DPO) as a financial metric, they’re now giving equal attention to days sales outstanding (DSO) and inventory levels. Sourcing/Procurement/SRM SC Planning & Optimization EDI Communication (XML/EDI) Home Page Latest News Home Page Slider Editors' Blog All Technology North America

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

As shown in Figure 1, companies in North America rate agility as 13% more important as an attribute for their supply chain than companies in Europe. Agility Importance: North America and Europe. Companies want to be agile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2019

Stuck, the company struggled with customer service levels and high inventory write-offs. The process helped World Kitchen manage inventories through bankruptcy filing in 2002. Personalization. Market microsegmentation. New product launch.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

The average MAPE for North America was 36% while the European average MAPE was 45%. The average bias of European forecasts versus North America had 2% more bias. I do not see the same results from the multitier inventory projects.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2015

I had the pleasure of catching Tom Barone, VP of North America Operations at eBay Enterprise present on the changing nature of commerce. Inventory Management Labor Learning & Leadership Omni-channel logistics Retail

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

There is an active group in Europe and North America. 90% of companies are unable to drive improvement at the intersection of inventory management, operating margin and customer service.). July 16th in North America (current thinking is Charlotte or Chicago.

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EFT

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Channels: Technology Supply Chain eCommerce/Retail CSCO Focus Event Date: Wed, 2016-07-13 to Thu, 2016-07-14 Event URL: [link] Event Location: New York, New York Number of attendees: 150 Programme URL: [link] Brochure URL: [link] Speakers URL: [link] Event Organiser: Priyanka Asera Event Organiser E-mail: pasera@eft.com Précis: Identify How To Align Inventory Perfectly With Fluctuating Demand Entire Month Duration: No Region: North America

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Cerasis

MARCH 9, 2015

The costs of logistics and inventory are decreasing, contract renewal rate for logistics outsourcing remains good, and the emergence of cutting-edge technologies like 3D printing, drone delivery and augmented reality is opening up a wide vista of opportunities. After China, other regions that have growth potential, according to 3PL and supply chain executives, are North America, Asia (not including China and India) and Western Europe, in that order.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 24, 2019

First, you have less cash tied up in your supply chain – and less inventory sitting on a boat, on a plane, or in a container. In North America, we are likely going to move towards a Canada/US/Mexico triad, and much of the labor will likely be moving to Mexico. Articles Director's Blog Global Supply Chain Inventory Management Logistics Uncategorized

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Quintiq

OCTOBER 26, 2016

He explained how Quintiq has brought clarity in managing their supply chain, supporting their key values on business operations in planning for labor scheduling, sales forecasts, inventory targets and production planning.

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RELEX Solutions

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Scott has been helping retailers & FMCG suppliers solve their Space & Assortment challenges in Europe, North America, Asia & Australia since 2011. The post Quick & Easy Store-Specific Planograms: Tailoring Your On-Shelf Inventory to Each Store appeared first on RELEX.

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Quintiq

MAY 27, 2015

The West Coast port congestion in North America proved to be a game changer for businesses, with preparation being the winning factor. How do you avoid spending additional millions to cover extra inventory costs and shipping delays? Optimizing inventory in S&OP.

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E2open

AUGUST 24, 2018

Empty shelves send impatient buyers to competitors’ products, while too much inventory can result in unwanted carrying costs.

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Quintiq

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Beef, poultry and pork producers from Europe and North America all share a similar challenge: how to get the most value out of an animal. Offer high service levels while keeping inventory levels low.

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