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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. The creation of a new digital ecosystem has enabled these and other changes that will shape the definition of supply chain agility and resilience in the 2020s and beyond. There are Also Commercial Reasons. The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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Omni-Channel Fulfillment is Key for the Holiday Season

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group, the company that I work for, releases a number of market studies on a number of technologies. These studies utilize a comprehensive bottom-up process for evaluating markets. ARC’s definition of omni-channel fulfillment is end-delivery centric. Clearly this is easier said than done.

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Supply Chain Basics with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

His primary research stream examines firms’ logistics operations, with an emphasis on studying motor carrier safety, productivity, pricing dynamics, and driver turnover. The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.

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Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions

GlobalTranz

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. The distributor maintains the inventory plan. What is Reverse Marketing?

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Polycrisis, Antifragility, and What’s Missing from Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

While the concept isn’t new, its application to supply chain is emerging, albeit without clear definition yet. A McKinsey study found that 90% of supply chain leaders expected to transform their planning systems. In a recent interview , Senge points to a study of HP, a company well-known for its technological.

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How Much Warehouse Space Do I Need?

Ship Monk

Once that’s out of the way, let’s look at how those SKUs feed into your greater inventory. So regardless of whether you have 100 SKUs in your inventory or 10, when deciding how much warehouse space you need you have to think about how much of each item you want to keep in stock. #2 It’s as simple as that. #4

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Rising inventory: Stock lots

Automotive Logistics

In any retail business, inventory management is a delicate balancing act. By the time vehicle manufacturers responded to the change, ports and distribution parks were overflowing with unsold vehicles and logistics personnel were scrambling to find places to keep their excess inventory. In Europe, the shift is even more pronounced.