Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. My take away?
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 14, 2023
Yum Brands – parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill – recently announced a new packaging policy prioritizing more sustainable options. In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy. And now on to this week’s logistics news.
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CH Robinson Transportfolio
APRIL 1, 2020
According to a paper published by the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, only 25% of a typical company’s end-to-end supply chain is being assessed in any way for risk. Interruption risk management strategies, including mapping and monitoring suppliers, should be applied when developing an informed inventory plan.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
APRIL 2, 2020
According to a paper published by the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, only 25% of a typical company’s end-to-end supply chain is being assessed in any way for risk. Interruption risk management strategies, including mapping and monitoring suppliers, should be applied when developing an informed inventory plan.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 22, 2016
Clearly, redundancy (extra inventory, more suppliers, etc.) Christopher Craighead, Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee The easiest and, in many cases, the most cost effective mitigation technique is analyzing partner (e.g., can help, but it is costly. supplier, carrier) performance.
Enterra Insights
MAY 11, 2020
Ted Stank, professor of supply chain and logistics at the University of Tennessee, notes, “There are a lot of issues that play into [whether a manufacturer can easily pivot]. That is especially true in a period of deep uncertainty across the scientific, policy and economic fronts.”
RFgen
MARCH 28, 2016
In their rush to stand out in an ever-growing marketplace, businesses may exaggerate the benefits of their products or lose sight of their inventory management policies. This is a recent example of why this industry must prioritize inventory management to provide the safety and health benefits its consumers demand.
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