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ToolsGroup and illycaffè to Present at Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, June 5-7, in Barcelona

ToolsGroup

MILAN and BOSTON – May 23, 2023 – ToolsGroup announced today that we are exhibiting at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, June 5-7. With SO99+, illycaffe has the speed, data insights, and maneuverability to plan and manage inventory sustainably while supporting business growth and satisfying customers.

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Inditex Achieves Added Business and Supply Network Accomplishments

Supply Chain Matters

Practitioners, students and of supply chain management are likely quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Inditex and its various retail brands including Zara. That was counter to Inditex’s prior stance to operate a very lean inventory levels. Business Outlook.

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Push for Inditex to Disclose Zara Supplier Transparency

Supply Chain Matters

Background Many students and practitioners of supply chain management are quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Zara and its corporate parent Inditex. It requires close alignment with line of business strategies along with a monitoring of these ongoing developments.

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Static Inventory an Untapped Source of Working Capital

MIT Supply Chain

Inventory management policies that fail to keep pace with shifting product demand can lock up valuable working capital, especially in volatile markets. By dynamically managing inventory without compromising service levels, companies can free up these unexploited reserves of working capital.

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Take Five: Quick Takeaways from the Gartner EMEA Supply Chain Executive Conference

ToolsGroup

Back home today after a fantastic trip to Spain including the Gartner EMEA Supply Chain Executive Conference. Gartner analyst Paul Lord emphasized that you don’t always have to choose between cost and service if you take an aligned, systemic approach to inventory planning. Read more about inventory optimization for the digital age.

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How to Learn About Supply Chain Research From Around the World in a Few Hours

MIT Supply Chain

These are: the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Cambridge, USA), the Zaragoza Logistics Center (Zaragoza, Spain), the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (Bogotá, Colombia), and the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (Shah Alam, Malaysia).

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. There are signs of new orders softening- cited in 16 percent of general comments, compared to 17 percent in June- as panelists are increasingly concerned about excessive inventories and record high lead times.”. .