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Inventory Planning/ Optimization

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding inventory planning and optimization and its impact on supply chain management. New technologies in inventory planning and optimization are transforming the way companies operate - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using inventory planning solutions for supply chain optimization.
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    Are You Paying the Latency Tax? The Hidden Costs of Disconnected Supply Chains

    Did you know that supply chain organizations are quietly losing 5 cents of every single dollar just to slow decision-making? When disruption hits, the clock starts ticking. The gap between spotting a problem and doing something about it is what we call the "latency tax" - and it’s draining your bottom line.

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    With almost constant supply-chain disruptions, the need for adaptive planning is crucial, says Andrew Bell, chief product officer at Kinaxis.

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    By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

    Watch: Connecting Supply Chain to the Store Experience

    A lot of the conversation about supply chain optimization occurs within retailer organizations. But how does that actually impact the customer experience? 

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    Million Dollar Baby Planning Meets Supply Chain Agility: A Conversation with Julia Bedanova

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    By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

    Podcast | A ‘Genetic’ Algorithm for Warehouse Network Inventory Strategy

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    The End of Planner Heroics: How AI and Decision Engineering Are Reshaping Supply Chain Planning

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    Watch: The Interplay Between Supply Chain Technology and Process

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    Crack the Code: Human-Machine Collaboration for Next-Level Supply Chain Planning

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    By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

    Podcast | The Challenge of Getting ‘First-Mile’ Visibility of Soft Commodities

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    By Phil Wilson, SCB Contributor

    Inventory Drift: A Hidden Underminer of Retail Supply Chain Performance

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    By John Bruno, SCB Contributor

    The Quiet Rearchitecting of Manufacturing's Tech Stack

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    How Supply Chains Can Survive the Next Unexpected Demand Surge

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    By Fotis Konstantinidis, SCB Contributor

    Tariff-Adjusted Landed Cost as the New Sourcing Metric

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    The Stryker Cyberattack: When the Distributor Goes Dark

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Authors

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    Micro-Fulfillment: A Solution to Last-Mile Delivery Obstacles?
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    How Will Supply Chains Cope With Inventory Disruption?
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    Permanent Changes Are Coming to Automotive Supply Chains
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Audio

  • How Inventory Management Can Fix Broken Supply Chains
    February 16, 2022

    Inventory management poses a huge challenge to retailers today — but it’s also the key to matching supply with demand in difficult times.

  • Four Trends in 2021 That Changed Retail Supply Chains Forever
    January 28, 2022

    The literal symptoms of COVID-19 are, for most people, passing. But the virus’s impact on retail supply chains is permanent.

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    February 25, 2021

    For e-tailers selling their wares on Amazon.com, a lot of obstacles stand in the way of success — sometimes even Amazon itself. Read more.

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