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Just Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

We explore the concept of holistic inventory strategies focused on the form and function of inventory. In the process, we learn that only 15-20% of inventories are safety stock and that the current APS frameworks do not enable a holistic analysis of the form and function of inventory.

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Lost Warehouse Inventory? What to Do and When to Write It Off

GlobalTranz

No one wants to think about lost warehouse inventory, and it can be organizationally frustrating to determine the best process to find, research, and rectify inventory discrepancies. Warehouse managers, on the other hand, have their own job to do: fulfill orders cost-effectively. Book Inventory Changes Immediately.

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The Coolest Supply Chain Boutique Consultants

Logistics Viewpoints

I’ve completed research on supply chain planning (SCP) boutiques. My colleague Clint Reiser has completed a study on warehouse management system (WMS) boutiques. We are teaming up to bring you the coolest supply chain boutiques, listed alphabetically, that we identified through those studies. What is a boutique?

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Temporarily Storing Inventory in Trailers- Pluses and Minuses

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters reflects on an all too familiar challenge when conditions of excess inventory exist in supply chain planning, execution and customer fulfillment processes. . The presumption is that this inventory will be made available for this year’s holiday fulfillment period. Background.

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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We feel good about the composition of our inventory. It's been difficult to plan inventory flow with much precision.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser. billion in 2019.

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ChainLink Research: Agile Retailer - Linking Allocation and Transportation

Logility

Further, they are designing dynamic supply chain practices that hold lower inventories while serving those distinct new markets and customers. Think about it: If inventory is constantly in motion, then shouldn’t the transportation strategy be linked to this more dynamic allocation strategy ? Evaluate modes and carriers.