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Food Logistics, Demand Planning, Inventory Management
Hunger Games: Managing Food Logistics Challenges When Demand Spikes
When consumers are ravenous for a trendy food or beverage, whether an unexpected, one-time jump or a seasonal occurrence, supply chain professionals can meet demand and boost sales by leveraging analytics to more accurately forecast demand shifts and working closely with business partners to expand capacity.
Food Logistics, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management
GOOD QUESTION | Popeyes chicken sandwich shortage: Supply chain fail or marketing savvy?
Readers weigh in on the Popeyes chicken sandwich shortage: Was it a supply chain miss or a marketing ploy?
Demand Planning, Logistics, Supply Chain
Demanding Service
It is exactly the wrong time to abandon a demand-driven approach to the supply chain.
Demand Planning, Global Logistics, Logistics, Supply Chain, Technology
3 Steps to a Demand-Driven Supply Chain
Customers expect immediate access to goods and services, and convenient delivery options. In short, it’s an on-demand economy. Companies must adapt and start optimizing their supply chains to stay competitive. Here’s how.
Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Supply Chain, Transportation
Making Scents of Demand Planning
Bedoukian Research improves forecasting, demand planning, inventory management, and logistics processes with the help of Smart Software.
Customer Service, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Retail, Logistics, Logistics I.T., Supply Chain Management
Inventory Replenishment: Why Push When You Can Pull?
Retailers are implementing technology to more accurately forecast demand.
Cloud Computing, Demand Planning, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Global Trade Management, Logistics, Logistics I.T., Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Top 100 Logistics IT Providers & Market Research Survey
Inbound Logistics’ annual Logistics Technology Perspectives offers market research to help IT buyers and users make better sense of what’s going on in the industry. And, the Top 100 Logistics Technology Providers list celebrates best-in-class innovators that are helping shippers revolutionize their supply chains.
Demand Planning, Logistics I.T., Supply Chain Management
Christopher McGovern: Watch Him Soar
Christopher McGovern, vice president, supply chain management at Aero Precision, knows the importance of communication and data collection.
Last Mile Delivery, Demand Planning, Logistics I.T.
Avoiding Christmas Past: Use Technology to Ensure Timely Holiday Deliveries
Investments in technology might just be the way to save Christmas.
Demand Planning, Retail, Logistics I.T., Transportation Management, Supply Chain Management
Forecasting Seasonal Surges Keeps Products on the Shelf
Transportation forecasting lets shippers collaborate with carriers to identify capacity gaps and reallocate assets.
Demand Planning, Global Logistics, Manufacturing
Heroic Logistics Saves the Day for DC Comics
Special print production needs prompted DC Comics to seek an overseas partner and rework its logistics.
Demand Planning, Legislation, Public Policy, and Regulations, Ocean, Logistics I.T., Trucking
Trends—January 2014
SKU proliferation tops demand forecasting trends; U.S. government creates National Maritime Domain Awareness Plan; Trucking industry documents HOS impacts; 10 manufacturing and supply chain trends to keep an eye on in 2014; 5 tips for mapping the supply chain; Spot market demand stays high into 2014; Logistics sector adopts big data
Raising a Glass to Better Beverage Management
Faced with processing more than 63,000 orders each year, the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission turned to Aldata’s merchandizing optimization and demand-based replenishment.
Demand Planning, Logistics I.T.
When Just Enough Goes All the Way
In the midst of organizational change, furniture retailer Design Within Reach upgrades its demand forecasting and replenishment system to better control inventory.
Demand Planning, Logistics I.T.
Predicting Demand Levels Down the Road
Polymer and fibers manufacturer INVISTA turned to a new inventory planning tool to meet recessionary challenges.
Demand Planning, Logistics, Supply Chain
When Worlds Combine
Inbound Logistics continues to provide actionable content to help drive supply chain change.
Demand Planning, Logistics, Supply Chain
Back-to-School Supply Chain
The second-busiest shopping season (after the holidays) gets ports bustling, retailers scrambling, and consumers wallet-busting.
Demand Planning, Logistics, Supply Chain
Preparing for the Digitization of Logistics
By 2019 there could be 224 million digital shoppers in the U.S., and according to research by McKinsey, about 70 percent of those shoppers will choose the cheapest form of home delivery. Why? Because of increased consumer preferences and the evolution of warehouse-to-home delivery systems.
Demand Planning, Logistics, Supply Chain, Warehousing
Managing Warehousing Requirements During Peak Periods (Without Committing to Long-term Contracts) - Capacity, LLC
Warehouses should use these techniques to maintain service level agreements—the guaranteed turnaround time for an order to go out—during peak demand periods.
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