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The Vitamin Shoppe’s Omni-Channel Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week I attended the CSCMP Annual Global Conference in San Antonio, TX. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Inventory Management Logistics Outsourcing Replenishment Retail omni-channel Vitamin Shoppe' The omni-channel track featured in the Customer Cornerstone had a number of interesting sessions (including mine).

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Founded in 2018 in San Antonio, Skipcart is a delivery platform providing same day and on-demand delivery for a variety of industries including e-commerce, pharmaceutical, retail, food and beverage and more, including convenience-store merchandise, with an average delivery time of 30 minutes, the company says on its website.

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Visibility Powered Planning

BlueYonder

I recently had the honour of presenting at the annual CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) conference in San Antonio, Texas. Supply chain visibility traditionally concerns inventory and supply disruptions. That topic is how visibility helps solve the ongoing problem of disconnected planning processes.

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Hurricane Harvey Updates

Elementum

in San Antonio, appears to have prevented major disruptions; adverse impacts were mainly felt by retailers as they have to shut down operations and may have to wait weeks to ascertain the full extent of damage to their business and inventory. Auto production in Texas, led by General Motors Co. in Arlington and Toyota Motor Corp.

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Insights from the C-Suite: Supply Chain People Are Making a Difference in the World

Material Handling & Logistics

Whereas APICS itself once was focused largely on production and inventory control, since its acquisition of the Supply Chain Council in 2014 the organization has reestablished itself with a focus on helping its members achieve supply chain excellence. MH&L sat down with Eshkenazi at the recent APICS 2017 conference in San Antonio, TX. .

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This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014)

Talking Logistics

And with that, have a happy weekend — and I hope to see you in San Antonio next week! Macy’s, Inc. Additional rollout of RFID tagging in fashion categories is planned for 2015. Song of the Week: “Girl” by Beck. Note: Grand Junction, Kewill, and MercuryGate are Talking Logistics sponsors.

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Church's Chicken is Reinventing the Supply Chain

Elementum

Having worked in the restaurant industry for years, he wanted to bring delicious chicken and home-style sides to people in San Antonio, TX. This results in having a bloated inventory, excessive waste, supply uncertainty, and poor customer service. Church’s Chicken was founded by George W.