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April 18, 2013

Supply Chain Comment: Retail Margin Risk: 5 Critical Supply Chain Steps to Ensure Merchandise Plan Execution

Systematically Identifying and Eliminating Supply Chain Performance Related Issues Can Help Retailers Mitigate Events that Put Margin at Risk

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain

April 17, 2013

Logistics News: Re-evaluation & Training Are Keys To Achieving Peak DC Performance

Processing Peak Volumes Requires Smooth Running Systems and a Well Trained Staff

TOPICS : Distribution | Material handling automation

April 11, 2013

Supply Chain Comment: S&OP Is a Team Sport

Applying What We Know about Winning on the Football Field to the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Process Provides some Interesting Guidelines for Success

TOPICS : Sales and Operarions Planning (S&OP)


April 04, 2013

Supply Chain Comment: Learn to Love Big Models and Big Data for Enterprise-Scale Optimization

Detailed Models Can Lead to More Informed and Risk-Tested Supply Chain Decisions and Ultimately a Sustainable Competitive Advantage

TOPICS : Supply Chain Innovation | Supply chain transformation | Supply Chain Trends

April 03, 2013

Logistics News: Practical Solutions That Will Improve DC Throughput & Productivity

Ideas for Improving Operations without Setting Off a Chain Reaction

TOPICS : Distribution

March 28, 2013

Supply Chain Comment: Retail Distribution Optimization - Minimize Brute Force and Ignorance to Maximize Supply Chain Value and Profits

A Competent Distribution Management Solution will Enable Continuous Improvement of the Extended Supply Chain's Execution of the Merchandising Plan

TOPICS : Retail industry supply chain | Supply chain value


March 26, 2013

Supply Chain By Design: Supply Chain Models Can Go Wrong - A Different Perspective

Michael Schrage’s book, Serious Play, offers us Insight into Thinking about our Supply Chain Models

TOPICS : Supply Chain Experts | Supply chain thought leadership

March 21, 2013

Supply Chain By The Numbers: Top Three Ways Supply Chain Models Can Go Wrong

Can a Model go Wrong and Lead to Bad Decisions? Are Some Firms Hesitant to Use Models because of Bad Experiences in the Past?

TOPICS : Supply Chain Experts | Supply chain thought leadership