Friday, March 3, 2017 · Mark Barratt and Simon Eagle
Zara has earned high marks for its agile supply chain. Despite its success, manufacturers heavily invested in Lean believe that the retailer's approach could never work for them. What are the misconceptions about agility and how can they be overcome?
Monday, October 31, 2016 · SCMR Staff
The rise of eCommerce has added tremendous complexity to the way you deploy inventory today. Omni-channel customer expectations for faster fulfillment and free shipping, coupled with pressure to minimize the high cost of carrying inventory across channels, are driving…
Monday, June 27, 2016 · Chris Creyts and Nora Weisskopf
In response to the growth of their e-commerce businesses, many retailers are looking for ways to reduce the supply chain costs associated with internet orders
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
The dramatic decline to ocean freight spot market rates has served to widen the pricing differential to air rates to record levels, say Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.
Friday, June 19, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
Corporate Debt Continues to Skyrocket as Companies do Little to Generate Cash by Optimizing Collections, Payables, and Inventory
Thursday, May 21, 2015 · Jeff Berman
The delivery-related aspects of last-mile delivery has received a lot of attention, an offshoot of that posited by JLL is if retailers' real estate
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
The results of the 2014 GS1 US Standards Usage Survey show that apparel and general merchandise manufacturers and retailers are using item level Electronic Product Code (EPC)-enabled radio frequency identification (RFID) to enhance inventory visibility and respond to consumer…
Thursday, July 24, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
The new US REL Working Capital Survey for 2014 demonstrates that supply chain managers have a lot of work to do in balancing their books
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 · Sean Rollings
Industry analysts estimate that S&OP systems can reduce inventories by 5-10%; increase inventory turns by 5-10%; and increase service levels by 5-10%. All of these combined improvements can help boost top-line growth by 2-5%.
Monday, February 24, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Companies that successfully rode out the recession are now looking for better times ahead but they should be cautious.
Monday, December 16, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain managers are becoming less reactive, and more measured in their approach to inventory control. That observation and others are contained in a report recently issued by Genpact Limited.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
Analysts advise shippers to take an inventory of existing and potential risks as a way to determine immediate threats and those that may be posed in the future by suppliers.
Monday, May 13, 2013 · Jeff Berman
While retail sales were up in April, the growth rate was less than impressive based on data released by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation
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