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A shift in philosophy: basketball and your demand forecast

The Network Effect

Eventually Pitino became head coach at a number of programs over the years, most notably at Louisville where the Cardinals won the national championship in 2013. You know that the retail supply chain should only have one forecast – consumer demand. He was mesmerized by the full court press. Two forecasts?

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Audria Allies on Advocating for Yourself and Other Women in Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

During my postgraduate studies, I specialized in maritime studies before beginning my career in fashion retail supply chain. As part of a graduate program at one of the major fashion and lifestyle retail brands in South Africa, I started as a supply chain trainee in 2013.

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How Air Jordans Became the Greatest Shoes of All Time!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The hype also contributes to boosted sales for later releases of the same line, like in the case of 2013’s What The LeBron X and 2014’s What The LeBron XI , where a string of unrequited demand contributed to selling a similar shoe at the same price, but much greater volumes the following year.

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The Clothing Supply Chain – From the High Fashion Runway to Landfill!

Supply Chain Game Changer

million tons of textile waste was generated in 2013, of which 12.8 The textile industry is one of the top 3 water wasting industries in China, discharging over 2.5 billion tons of wastewater every year. NPR reports , from the Environmental Protection Agency, that 15.1 million tons were discarded.

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Is The Retail Industry Melting Down?

Supply Chain Game Changer

However, visits to malls by consumers declined 50% just between 2010 and 2013. Restaurants have grown twice as fast as other retail spending. The number of malls grew more than twice as fast as the U.S. population – which, itself, grew fairly quickly – between 1970 and 2015. This is the first time that’s happened.

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The Journey of One Banana! A Supply Chain in Motion! (Infographic)

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Source: South East Asia Globe. “[…] Cultivation, harvesting and selection of the fruit is very labour intensive, and as previously indicated require a highly organized and integrated chain” ( Robinson 2013 ). Packaging, Traceability and Sourcing.

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The State of the Drone Delivery Market! Mainstream or Novelty?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. In 2013 I saw an episode on 60 Minutes showcasing Amazon, Jeff Bezos, and Amazon’s new paradigm of home delivery by drone. But the larger drone delivery market is what captured my attention when Jeff Bezos showed us that potential on 60 Minutes in 2013. Subscribe Here!