Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
On February 2, in a small town in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Gobbler’s Knob, an unsuspecting furry Groundhog is plucked from a burrow to predict the weather for the rest of the winter. Brand owner to contract manufacturer or third-party logistics provider to a retailer.) The gaps are large. Technology Evolution.
Stord
MARCH 29, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020 COVID-19 is impacting the supply chain in unpredictable ways -- Pennsylvania truck stops were temporarily closed to stop the spread of the virus, and companies who manufacture perfume are shifting production to hand sanitizer. If our network of 350+ 3PLs doesn’t have space, we’ll source it for you.
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Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Last week, I spoke at the CPHA supply chain conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Companies that are good at demand management understand the need for design–form & function of inventory and push/pull decoupling points –and the orchestration of demand to make better decisions in sourcing, transportation and delivery.
AB&R
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
It Started With Retail. Since its implementation, the humble barcode has revolutionized the retail industry by providing an efficient, streamlined way to track and manage assets. In 1948, a Pennsylvania supermarket manager noticed that his store’s stocktaking and slow checkout times were causing him to lose profits.
Stord
APRIL 7, 2019
True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more. Macy’s hired its first chief supply chain officer (CSCO) to oversee sourcing, inventory management, distribution, and sustainability.
Unleashed
JULY 25, 2021
From reducing the quantity of on hand foodstuffs to JIT inventory control – or less food delivered more frequently – optimising inventory control assists businesses to better manage food waste and reduce it at the source. Valorisation processes use chemical and biological methods to produce biofuels, and other sources of energy.
Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
From the Suez Canal blockage costing traders more than five billion euros in lost revenue and the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that resulted in massive spikes in oil prices, to the desperate rush by retailers to get shelves adequately stocked ahead of Christmas. ”[1] Risk managers have a term for these conditions: VUCA.
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