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XX and XY: A Different World in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

In the story, Joe and his leadership team work together to learn the answers to these questions through a series of strategy days. There was no line in the bathroom at the Kansas City CLM conference in 2001, but there will be at the CSCMP conference in San Antonio in 2013. Writing a book is a bit daunting.

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Category Management as a Competitive Advantage

BlueYonder

In a recent post , I discussed the new age of category management and how manufacturers can leverage consumer insight and data to build more targeted assortment strategies and a localized shelf execution plan to drive sales growth and profitability. How is the effectiveness of these strategies measured? 28 at 9:30 a.m.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Danish manufacturer saw sales begin to surge as consumers gravitated towards their building sets, which come in a variety of shapes, sizes, difficulties, and characters. Amazon , which has struggled to streamline its grocery strategy, is looking at grocery-picking gig workers in a new way.

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Insights from the C-Suite: Supply Chain People Are Making a Difference in the World

Material Handling & Logistics

MH&L sat down with Eshkenazi at the recent APICS 2017 conference in San Antonio, TX. . Whether you’re talking about the technology—AI, augmented reality, bitcoin, blockchain—or workforce development, or the changing nature of manufacturing, it used to be a fairly stable environment. It used to be okay just to do your job.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon’s SAT1 fulfillment center in San Antonio, Texas is the first to deploy Titan in its operations. The “Buy American” campaign, fueled by the promise of a domestic manufacturing boom and well-paying jobs right here at home, is gaining steam in Congress. The pharmacy recently closed a warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill.,

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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

Elizabeth Brady Elizabeth Brady currently teaches the Supply Chain and ERP course at Mira Costa College for the Bachelor of Science in BioTech Manufacturing candidates. When reviewing the strategy, look deeper than revenue growth. Is your layout able to flex to be able to support the new strategy?