inventory management
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Supply chains have a forecasting problem
Knowing what the customer wants and when was once a relatively easy thing to predict. COVID has changed all that.
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Import demand dip hasn’t fully manifested but is sign of things to come
Import volumes have not realized the dip in shipping orders yet. What does this mean?
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Order lead times plummet as inventories grow and demand uncertainty soars
Inventory growth has forced companies to change their ordering strategy to a more flexible model.
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Former FedEx execs bringing visibility to ‘stock in motion’
S+V Technologies’ solution to sell products in transit caught the attention of investors including Ridgeline Partners, Chicago Ventures and project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
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Inventory growth hits all-time high as warehouse prices soar in latest LMI
Inventory levels grew at an astonishing pace in February. Is the supply chain crisis ending?
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Import activity shows how uncertain companies are about 2022
After a year and a half of predictive misses, procurement teams and supply chain managers are in need of Lithium to help treat their bipolar…
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Linnworks’ new funding will enable an effortless economy
People hate doing things themselves. Today we have cars that are self-driving, microwaves that are self-cleaning, thermostats that are self-adjusting – even ​​sentences that are…
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Daily Infographic: What is a Logistician?
Find Out What Logisticians Do, and Other Facts About Their Profession
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Will rising warehouse and inventory costs feed trucking demand?
In 2019 shippers crammed warehouses full of inventory coinciding with a stagnant freight market. As warehousing capacity tightens, could this contribute to the already tight…
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Transmission: The Goodyear Blimp just grew much bigger
Cooper Tire sold to Goodyear Tires in a deal worth about $2.8 billion. What effects does this have on Goodyear’s supply chain?
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