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Alcohol and Addicts: Do retail supply chain planners need a 12 step program?

The Network Effect

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” – Samuel Johnson. It’s 1934 and in a dark, dingy basement on the lower east side of New York, a fundamental principle of change management would emerge, from the unlikeliest of sources. And isn’t that what change is all about?

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Bad habits in retail supply chain planning

The Network Effect

” This is especially true in the world of retail supply chain planning. Pictured below is Mike receiving the award from Princess Auto CEO Geoff Frodsham and VP of Supply Chain Ewen McIlraith: The post Bad habits in retail supply chain planning appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Micro Fulfillment in Store!

Supply Chain Game Changer

We only needed to tie the stores to our online order management system. I presented the situation and the strategy to the Executive team, inclusive of the CEO and the Head of Retail Operations. Stores already had the processes and systems to receive, store, and disburse goods. Copyright © Mortson Enterprises Inc.

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How Covid Changed the Restaurant Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

For example, the best POS for bars can automate much of the booking, food ordering, and inventory management systems. Many POS systems also incorporate Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools, which have allowed restaurants to optimize their marketing and provide groups of customers, for example, with targeted special offers.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Danny Wang, VP at Canada Goose!

Supply Chain Game Changer

We worked in the Commodity Management organization, responsible for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement. How has Business and Supply Chain changed over the course of your career? In my current world of managing suppliers, sourcing goods and identifying opportunities to save money, the principles have remained the same.

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McDonald’s Supply Chain Challenge: Switching from Frozen to Fresh Burgers!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The company’s new CEO Chris Kempczinski has undertaken efforts to revitalize the brand since his appointment in 2017, and this rolling adoption of fresh beef as opposed to frozen is the latest – and one of the more complex, from a change management standpoint. So what are the Supply Chain Management implications here?

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The Target Canada Story and the Brand Impact of the Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Amongst them was their entire Product Data Management system, business process, organization, and change management work stream. This alone would have created a loss of control and visibility that would have been almost impossible to manage. The Supply Chain Role in Brand Management.