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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

From an inventory perspective then, service means maintaining an appropriate level of stock to meet your promises to your customers. Hence it’s critical to balance inventory levels and deployment strategy to meet availability and cost requirements. Too many nodes will result in excessive warehouse cost and inventory levels.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

Based on ARC Advisory Group’s recently released study of the market, this puts them in the top 5. Because supply chain planning is undergoing something of a technological revolution, this article will focus on o9’s technology and why their CEO believes it is differentiated. How did the company grow so fast?

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Blockchain Will Solve, Save, Cure Everything

Talking Logistics

Over the past year, there have been plenty of announcements and articles about the potential role and benefits of blockchain in supply chain management. Lakhani state in a Harvard Business Review article published last year. These nodes are distributed around the world. Blockchain in Supply Chain Management.

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Retail Supply Chains: The State of Play in 2021

Logistics Bureau

In an article about online retail that I published at the end of 2019, I highlighted Target’s click-and-mortar retail model, which, even then, was positioning the company as an ecommerce trend-setter. That was the question I considered in my 2019 article. Target Hitting the Mark With Fulfillment From Stores.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, we’ve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. To do so is a mistake because a successful and future-proof distribution network design will typically need to meet several objectives.

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Future Supply Chain Insights from Pro-to-know, Sheri Hinish

Logistics Bureau

t level, it’s the idea of industrial, natural, human, and technological systems, working in concert to create a better world—a world that we share, where we have a profound respect for the environment and the social needs that we must meet. What do they need to grasp, and where should they focus their studies?