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Five Trends That Excite Me!

Supply Chain Shaman

Here I share insights on the work we are doing on the Network of Networks, and Five Trends that Excite Me. I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. At this small session we will explore these new trends: What is the role of blockchain in the future of building value networks?

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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

As we have seen in 2021, businesses automated and integrated supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing , dynamic safety-stock management , inventory optimization , and external collaboration. Changing trends in lifestyle and impacts on fashion retail.

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6 Tips for Students to Develop a Career in the Supply Chain

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Pursuing a degree in these areas will equip you with the fundamental knowledge of supply chain principles, such as procurement, inventory management, logistics, and operations strategy. Plus, the knack for sifting through heaps of data, spotting trends, and developing solutions that keep things running sets the best apart.

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Why It Matters

Supply Chain Shaman

A company that is effectively working a supply chain strategy will have a nice, neat pattern at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. A company that is not balanced will tend to have a pattern that oscillates with no real trend towards improvement. Contrast the patterns of the two companies in figure 2.

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Shipping Perfection Unlocked: The Insider’s Playbook to Outsmarting Misships and Winning Customer Loyalty

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Overhead swells in direct proportion to misships, adding greater expense for return shipping fees, overnight and same-day ordering, wasted inventory, chargebacks , wages, and loss of customers. Schedule regular refresher courses or workshops to reinforce best practices and keep staff up to date. Look for trends.

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European Supply Chain Directors Forum 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Our members will focus on the latest trends in Supply Chain and debate the most up to date innovations available to the industry. The event is comprised of an agenda of original case studies, inspirational keynote sessions, interactive workshops and specialist working groups.

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o9 Solutions and Supply Chain Insights With LKQ Europe Reveal Significant Supply Chain Planning Improvements Following the First-Ever Pilot to Test Outside-In Planning

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The study also tested how bi-directional orchestration versus the more traditional approach of multi-tier inventory optimization could improve LKQ Europe’s inventory buy plan. . The organization supplies more than 100,000 independent workshops in over 20 European countries. . billion in revenue in 2021.