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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

ToolsGroup

Portland, San Diego, and Cleveland are cited by American Shipper as locations with more capacity to consider. On-demand production is a growing trend with a significant potential to reduce waste. A happy team drives better customer experience, which drives loyalty.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

Unleashed

Avoid having too much capital tied up in inventory; use stock optimisation software to set optimal min and max levels based on historical data and sales trends. To relax, I read Adam Gnade : he’s a modern day John Steinbeck out of San Diego and living on a farm in Kansas. Optimise your reorder points.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 29 – November 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

The shortage projection, released on the final day of the ATA Management Conference & Exhibition at the San Diego Convention Center, is expected to grow over the next decade, Costello said. The improvement is expected to be temporary, given that an aging workforce and freight demand are both projected to grow.

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4 Supply Chain Minds You Ought to Hear at Kinexions

Kinaxis

Session Title: “Customer Case Study: Bristol-Myers Squibb” Learn from Daniel Kolacko, vice president, global planning, Bristol-Myers Squibb about key trends transforming global planning in the life sciences supply chain and their successes, challenges and lessons learned on the journey to a proactive, agile global planning function.

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You Can’t Play Ostrich with Supply Chain Risks

Enterra Insights

Preparing for the unknown might seem like an impossible task; however, Cathy Morrow Roberson ( @cmroberson06 ), founder and head analyst of Logistics Trends & Insights, LLC, writes, “Fortunately, through the use of technology and data analytics, there are ways for commercial shippers and service providers to mitigate these risks.”[3]

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Panama Canal Expansion Boosts Freight in an Unexpected Place

DAT Solutions

The expanded Panama Canal “is going to drive industry and create even more businesses there,” said Joel Sutherland, director of the Supply Chain Management Institute at the University of San Diego. ” The rates are also trending up. The top outbound lane from Greenville is a short hop over to Atlanta.

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Building Supply Chain Talent for 2050 [CSCMP Annual Conference Preview]

Talking Logistics

That is the description for the “Building Talent for 2050” session that I will moderate at the upcoming CSCMP 2015 Annual Conference (September 27-30 in San Diego, CA). I always welcome the opportunity to meet new friends and catch up with old ones to discuss industry trends and topics.