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How to Prepare your Supply Chain and Prevent Inventory Stockouts During Events like COVID-19

Stord

How do you prepare your supply chain for events that you can’t forecast? Inventory replenishment becomes a challenge as a result and you risk not being able to fulfill customer orders or reorder from the manufacturer. So how do you prevent inventory stockouts when your demand forecasting didn’t allow for an event like COVID-19?

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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

MODEX 2024, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 11 to 14, attracted more than 35,000 attendees and featured over 150 educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking events. The robots can perform various tasks, such as transporting goods, picking orders, sorting items, and replenishing inventory.

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Supply Chain And Logistics Trends That Could Be Big In 2020

Logistics Bureau

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. His observations include trends in first and last-mile logistics, and the increase in SMEs entering global markets. 2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner?

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March 2024 Freight Market Update

Trinity Logistics

Now, I will never say never, but those were most likely once in a lifetime events. shows loaded rail car volume and over-the-road volume trending up and to the right, but the green line, representing inbound ocean containers, is really peaking. First, let’s talk about rates for over-the-road (OTR) carriers. The below chart (Figure 2.1)

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Enterprise Freight Management: 7 Last-Minute Thoughts to Boost Efficiency

FreightWaves SONAR

Recognize market volatility trends and their impact on replenishment lead time Another beneficial action to boost efficiency with freight management comes from the recognition of market volatility trends. Market volatility can significantly impact replenishment lead time for restocking warehouses and distribution centers.

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2016 Supply Chain Trends: 7 of 12 Trends that Will Drive Supply Chain Management in 2016

GlobalTranz

As we head into a new year it is a good time to take a look at the coming year and see what it may hold in the way of trends. We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. Do you have the right people in place?

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Maintaining all past and future promotional events in a database. Maintaining outlier events that have influenced demand patterns or supply availability . Modeling the impact of weather events. Automatic identifying and removing outlier events from the historical data. Having accurate stock-out data. Going Autonomous.