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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Retailers face security-related challenges on many fronts.

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

In total, approximately 40% of retailers in the United States are out of stock as of mid-May. This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production. Supply chain shortages, global events, and inflation all make it harder than ever for companies to accurately predict customer demand.

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Why Data Sharing is Limited in a Competitive Environment

Supply Chain Trend

In E-commerce, retail sales are dominated by Amazon, with a U.S. We have considerable supply-chain experience with distributed data through Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment (CPFR) , which has been around since the 1990s as a process developed to reduce supply-chain costs among partners in a single supply chain.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

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Matas Guarello Wilhelmy is a trilingual executive and a supply chain consultant with 30 years of work experience in significant firms in the transportation, export, and retail sectors. F rancine Nielander Location: Netherlands/Remote Rating: 0/5.0 Matías Guarello Wilhelmy Location: Chile / Remote Rating: 5/5.0 Connect Now!

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This Week in Logistics News (June 23-27, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Several reports have been published in recent years underscoring the growing importance of supply chain risk management. The last shutdown occurred in the fall of 2002, as retailers were preparing for the Christmas holiday period. It lasted 10 days and cost the U.S. April 2014 North American Freight Numbers.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

Intelligent procurement technology provider JAGGAER announced the finalization of a partnership with TealBook , a tech provider that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to gather, predict and refine supplier data and to provide companies with additional product sourcing options.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Jennifer Furey and Rebecca Harris, attorneys at Goulston & Storrs, report, “Millennials are expected to inherit approximately $30 trillion in assets over the next 30 to 40 years. In retail, buyers want to understand where the products they are purchasing are coming from and how they were created.”