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Ferguson’s Commitment to Supply Chain Excellence Drives Customer Satisfaction

Logistics Viewpoints

The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. The goods flow through 3 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 106 final-mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. We also opened one in Toronto and we have one opening up in the next several months in Nashville.

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. To accomplish this, we need unique and authoritative identifiers for company entities, warehouses and manufacturing locations.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. Examples include first pass yield, schedule adherence, hands-free orders, orders shipped complete, and minimization of waste.