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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

Logistics Viewpoints

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Ferguson. Mr. Jacobs is the senior vice president for supply chain at Ferguson. While nominally a distributor, “supply chain management is our core competency. In particular, Ferguson’s supply chain is built for speed and to provide high service levels.

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5 Success Factors in Effective Omnichannel Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

The pandemic brought the omnichannel initiatives to the top of the list of priorities for many companies. These expectations brought the focus on leveraging the store network for serving online customers. Here are some important initiatives for retailers to consider if their company is involved in omnichannel planning.

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Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023. by Dr Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Technology and automation are major enablers towards this.

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Omnichannel Operations are the New Retail Standard

Enterra Insights

The past holiday season solidified the importance of omnichannel operations in the retail sector. ”[1] Adam Robinson, a marketing strategist at Cerasis, bluntly states, “An omnichannel retail strategy is the new norm in today’s supply chains.”[2]. Omnichannel is the new retail business model.

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Protected: New Tools Make Multi-Brand, Multi-Node Distribution Manageable

CHAINalytics

The post Protected: New Tools Make Multi-Brand, </br>Multi-Node Distribution Manageable appeared first on Chainalytics. There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Until AI Can Solve this One Simple Task, I Wouldn’t Worry About It

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse and supply chain planners rely on a surprising number of technologies to achieve this. Network design is used for this. In an omnichannel world, companies have different flow paths to get products to consumers – buy in store, ship from a DC, ship from store, etc. A WMS tells workers what to do.