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Inventory and Inflation

Enterra Insights

The irony of excess inventory. Reporters from Bloomberg explain, “A nationwide inventory glut has led to unexpected bargains for U.S. ”[6] According Stokel-Walker, Bloomberg reports, “The biggest retailers in the United States have nearly $45 billion in excess stock.” ” Optimizing inventory.

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Can You Predict Supply Chain Disruptions in an Unpredictable World?

Logility

Then came Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Between them, Ukraine and Russia account for approximately one-third of global wheat production. Rethink just-in-time inventory policies: There could be another pandemic or another war. Make over your supply chain to get visibility into potential future disruptions.

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Shorter Supply Chains are Upending Globalization Patterns

Enterra Insights

She explains, “Since there’s not much supply chain managers can do about these circumstances, there is another way to address the uncertainty besides more inventory: Shorten our supply chains.” We can’t stop the war in Ukraine; we can’t stop the extreme weather; and we can’t avoid the next pandemic or the next recession.

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Managing the Supply Chain in Times of Crisis?

BlueYonder

As we watch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfold, the real cost of this war is plain: lost lives, families that are forever altered, and destroyed communities. The long-term effects could be devastating, including global food shortages and record levels of inflation, both in Europe and the United States.

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This Could Be Scary: A Halloween Candy Shortage

Enterra Insights

Last year consumers in the United States spent an estimated three billion U.S. When you boil it down, a product’s shelf life is very short and if you don’t sell it, that inventory will be discounted shrinking already razor thin margins. dollars on trick-or-treat candy for the Halloween season.[3] ”[6]. .”

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Weathering 2023 with Barcode and RFID

AB&R

The war with Russia and Ukraine applied tremendous pressure on several commodities, including oil. The economists at ITR Economics, one of the United States’ most accurate forecasters, predict the recession to start in late 2023 and match those that occurred in the years 1969-71, 1980-81, and 1990-91.

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

Can the United States be far behind? And the world has now been rocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, altering global supply chains forever. This then provides new insights for faster decision-making, automated planning, and the elimination of time, inventory, and risk throughout your supply chain.