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

RELEX helps retailers and consumer brands drive profitable growth across all sales and distribution channels, by maximizing customer satisfaction and minimizing operative costs. Its platform helps companies align and optimize demand, merchandise, supply chain, and operations planning across the end-to-end value chain.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

3) Align Demand Planning Across Supply Chain. Supply chain practitioners are taught to share the demand data with trading partners so nobody has to keep the unnecessary stock. But in the reality, only Walmart is actively sharing the demand data to trading partners.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Providing that number of turkeys requires the precision operation of a massive Supply Chain. How do that many turkeys get raised, processed, transported, distributed and purchased all to meet demand on a single day, Thanksgiving? The fresh turkey supply chain is much more difficult to execute. In the U.S.

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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

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. Conclusion.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

One major area that many retailers struggle with is real-time inventory management. Some other causes include underestimating customer demand, lack of employee training or a supplier not fulfilling expectations or theft. There are many reasons which may contribute to stockouts. So, what can your business do to put an end to stockouts?

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