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Touchless Black Friday

Enterra Insights

But the truth is that Black Friday owes its name to the Philadelphia Police Department, which did not have profitability in mind.”[1] In the middle years of the twentieth century, the scene was often particularly bad in Philadelphia, where the annual Army-Navy football game was regularly played on the weekend after Thanksgiving.

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Congratulating the Supply Chains to Admire Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement. Wal-Mart and TJX Orbit Chart for Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017.

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Key learnings from Supply Chain Insights’ Global Summit

AIMMS

It was a pleasure to attend this month’s Supply Chain Insights Summit in Philadelphia. New features and capabilities are expected as part of the package – much like you’d expect Netflix to constantly refresh their content offering. . Other major topics: S&OP and Demand Driven .

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Small Parcel Shipping: Best Practices for eCommerce Merchants

Ware2Go

Also referred to as light freight or parcel package delivery, small parcel shipments usually weigh less than 70 pounds, can be lifted without assistance, and are shipped in businesses’ own packaging or carrier-supplied boxes. One way to minimize shipping costs is understanding the differences between small parcel and freight delivery.

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Key learnings from Supply Chain Insights’ Global Summit

AIMMS

It was a pleasure to attend this month’s Supply Chain Insights Summit in Philadelphia. New features and capabilities are expected as part of the package – much like you’d expect Netflix to constantly refresh their content offering. Other major topics: S&OP and Demand Driven.

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Key learnings from Supply Chain Insights’ Global Summit

AIMMS

It was a pleasure to attend this month’s Supply Chain Insights Summit in Philadelphia. New features and capabilities are expected as part of the package – much like you’d expect Netflix to constantly refresh their content offering. Other major topics: S&OP and Demand Driven.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. Will interest rates continue to climb in 2016, and if so, what impact will it have on inventory levels?