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When It Comes To Excess Inventory, Prevention Is Better Than Cure

4 November 2022

Excess inventory – it’s taking up your warehouse space, tying up working capital, and limiting your planning team’s range of motion. It’s time to Marie Kondo your supply chain by eliminating excess inventory and learning how to avoid it in...

Seasonal Inventory and 7 Ways to Manage It Effectively

25 October 2022

Seasonal Inventory and 7 Ways to Manage It Effectively

My eight-year-old self counted down the days to October 1 – the day my mother finally let me bedeck her spotless house with cobwebs and window clings of ghosts and goblins. It never occurred to me then that someone had...

Inventory Control in Manufacturing: 7 Strategies to Maximize Service Levels and Profit Amid Disruption

10 October 2022

Inventory Control in Manufacturing: 7 Strategies to Maximize Service Levels and Profit Amid Disruption

Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. But manufacturers are unique. Unlike many businesses who sell finished products, manufacturers have several moving parts when...

What You Need To Know About The State Of The Retail Worker Shortage

What You Need To Know About The State Of The Retail Worker Shortage

Retail workers are at the heart of the economy, making the continued retail labor shortage a top challenge for retailers–one that appears here to stay. Some headlines provide hope, with statistics showing improvement, while others give mixed messages. For example,...

20 September 2022

5 Ways Businesses Are Uncovering Success With AI In Manufacturing

5 Ways Businesses Are Uncovering Success With...

Automation is at the center of modern manufacturing businesses, with companies exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in...

6 Critical Trends in Distribution and How to Optimize Your Network’s Response

6 Critical Trends in Distribution and How...

From digitalization and changing workforces to trend reversals and inventory overloads, distributors have their hands full when it...

The Top 15 Omnichannel Retail Trends to Watch in 2022

The Top 15 Omnichannel Retail Trends to...

Your digital and brick-and-mortar sales channels aren’t operating in separate vacuums. In fact, according to Harvard Business Review,...

Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business...

Retail returns occur when a customer returns the purchased items to a seller in exchange for a refund,...

Supply Chain Sustainability: The Business Case for Growth and a Competitive Advantage

Supply Chain Sustainability: The Business Case for...

If the term supply chain sustainability causes you to break out in hives, you’re not alone. With the...

What is Vertical Integration? And Is It Right for Your Business?

What is Vertical Integration? And Is It...

Vertical integration is like getting bangs. Some people can really pull them off. Some people can’t. In this...

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2022 Highlights

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2022 Highlights

The 2022 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium is back to its pre-pandemic glory, if the crowds and session lineup...

6 Customer Service Examples To Maximize Customer Loyalty

6 Customer Service Examples To Maximize Customer...

Today, there’s little reason for customers to stick with a company if they are not satisfied. Competition is...

What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage +...

When it comes to defining “the essentials,” few products are as vital as baby formula. In the face...

The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of Poolmageddon

The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of...

Temperatures are rising and people are getting sweaty. We’re inching toward the time of year when sweltering heat...