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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. The forecaster should not assume there will be a similar spike in sales next January in Phoenix.

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What Retailers Learned About the Future at RILA Supply Chain Conference 2018

BlueYonder

The 2018 RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference was a great opportunity to hear what retail leaders are focused on, and excited about, as we chart the future of our evolving industry. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. How will we overcome trucking capacity issues and driver shortages?

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What Retailers Learned About the Future at RILA Supply Chain Conference 2018

BlueYonder

The 2018 RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference was a great opportunity to hear what retail leaders are focused on, and excited about, as we chart the future of our evolving industry. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. How will we overcome trucking capacity issues and driver shortages?

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

By contrast, the third-party logistics model is where a manufacturer retains oversight of its supply chain but outsources such processes as warehousing, shipping, packing, and distribution to a 3PL provider. 3) Ecommerce and Multi-Channel Retail. Unlike a 4PL, however, it won’t manage the paint maker’s entire supply chain.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

Logistics Viewpoints

In the annual report where they report on their key performance indicators (KPIs), they don’t just report on core financial metrics and the NPS, they also have people metrics. The company also does internal climate scores of employees at corporate, the branches, and the warehouses. 56% of employees surveyed were engaged.

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Three Reasons Why I Love Hadoop, and You Should Too!

Supply Chain Shaman

This is a key differentiator and vastly different to the principles we know today of relational software in rows and tables and traditional data warehouse approaches using ETL where processing data requires movement. Ecosystem Software– Apache Pig, Hive, HBase, Phoenix, Zookeeper, Impala, Flume, Oozie and Storm.

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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Here are some real results from such “Digifund” initiatives: Significantly improved on-shelf availability for one category for one country for one retailer. The site was launched in eight weeks.

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