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Supply Chain Design Crosses the Chasm

Logistics Viewpoints

The rapid shifts to eCommerce during the pandemic caused retailers and brand owners alike to flex their network nodes (where goods are made and inventories are stocked) significantly. Pop up warehouses, micro fulfillment centers, and warehousing-on-demand are all examples of how the nodes are becoming increasingly dynamic.

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High Ocean Freight Rates Might Spoil Holiday Season Shopping This Year

Turvo

In such tricky times, exercising forward-thinking and planning shipments in advance can help businesses take advantage of the holiday season. The Meishan terminal at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port shutdown is the perfect example of this. Stocking up on the inventory is the need of the hour.

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What Is an Agile Supply Chain?

FourKites

Collectively, this new normal is presenting the supply chain industry with its biggest test in years. They invest in new technologies and data-driven processes that allow them to exercise precise control over the business. How to Create an Agile Supply Chain Model.

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Gartner Releases Report on How to Secure Supply Chains Amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak

Logistics Manager

Epidemics and pandemics present a different scenario. The next step is to make sure all inventory is within reach and outside impacted areas and logistical hubs. Supply chain leaders and their teams can, for example, conduct a scenario planning exercise and develop action plans.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

Supply/Inventory Management Inventory management problems and supplier relationship issues , too, can creep in over time and eat away at your profit margins. If you haven’t done a segmentation exercise, that would be a positive first step towards understanding customer profitability. In short, you can’t.

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Sales and Operations Planning: The Interpersonal Element

Logistics Bureau

So, for example, the Head of Supply might be the Supply Chain Director, Supply Chain Manager, or another non-executive supply chain management specialist. Inventory turns. So it’s easy to see how vital it is for the demand planner to communicate and collaborate effectively with the functional stakeholders who own the necessary data.

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Finding Your Ecommerce Brand Niche

Ship Monk

A product category like apparel, for example, has too many subcategories to be considered a niche. Whether you’re an e-tailer that sells a variety of brands, or a startup brand trying to make a name for itself, your niche will help you figure out how to present yourself to the world (and what parts of the world you can safely ignore).