The Network Effect

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

An idea that a hockey-loving French Canadian, an American MRP guru and a couple of process designers from a large Canadian retailer had. At the time a theory that the retail supply chain could be seamlessly connected by a single forecast only at product store level. Exactly Armstrong’s point! In practice, you can’t.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 1, 2024

Today Katie Malakhov, Vice President of Professional Services, joins me to talk all about her recent women in supply chain award win; her experiences as a woman in the industry; and her career journey. 18.29] The landscape of retail supply chain, and the challenges that organizations are facing across the industry.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 26, 2024

“Thai Union exercised an outsized influence on the Company’s shrimp purchasing,” Red Lobster alleged in its bankruptcy filing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

As such the supply-demand planning of the Frozen Turkey Supply Chain is more concerned with the amount of supply and the volume of demand, with less consideration for meeting last minute, real time delivery needs. The fresh turkey supply chain is much more difficult to execute.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

But what does that mean in terms of the Supply Chain? Aside from the demand planning, customer order management, and supplier order management activities associated with Fulfillment most people traditionally think of Fulfillment in the context of the Warehouse or Distribution Centre. Fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It is also crucial to invest time regularly into demand planning and sales forecasting and to put an up-to-date inventory management system in place. One method they suggest is to implement inventory controls by eliminating stock issues for the 20% of items that account for 80% of total sales.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Supply chain management in the coffee sector is therefore not heavily dependent on seasons (and coffee can even be grown year-round) which simplifies the demand planning process. However, the rising demand evokes great pressure on retailers.

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