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Autonomous Planning in Supply Chain: 4 Must-Haves for Next-Generation Platforms

Logistics Viewpoints

It is one of those high-end brands with global recognition, and to my surprise, the manufacturer’s own website did not have any stock and no indication on when it would be available. I recently changed continents and realized that my favorite hair styler wouldn’t work in the U.S., so I went online to order it. Yosun holds B.S.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning. Asena holds B.S.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Directly Attributed to a Portion of US Inflation

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters posting, we highlight a published analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco quantifying the effects of supply chain disruptions have had on the existing U.S. This analysis concludes that supply driven factors such as manufacturing or logistics disruptions are contributing 2.5

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Flexport’s Headcount Reduction- Signs of Supply Chain Technology Recalibration

Supply Chain Matters

High profile San Francisco based freight forwarder Flexport announced this week that it will be cutting 20 percent of its total workforce, amounting to upwards of 600 workers. Clark will take the sole CEO role for Flexport on March 1, while founder Peterson will assume the Chairperson role. Freight broker C.H. Stay tuned. .

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Accelerate your Supply Chain Management at Oracle OpenWorld 2019

Oracle SCM

This year’s conference is being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from September 16 – 19. Supply chain organizations have been on a long journey to improve customer fulfillment and collaboration, especially in logistics functions such as transportation and warehousing. Procurement Cloud.

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Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?

Supply Chain Shaman

I am sitt ing in seat 4E on an evening flight to San Francisco thinking about my day. Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity.

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How Product Design Impacts the Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. The right design decisions can help to standardize core manufacturing processes and minimize customization and differentiation until late in the production process.