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The Manufacturers Health Check: Firms Holding Double the Stock Amidst ‘Inventory Crisis’

Unleashed

The Manufacturers Health Check report shows SMEs in the UK, New Zealand and Australia were forced to hold record levels of stock in Q3 2022 – a response to billowing international lead times. However GMROI fell from 1.5 Fulfilment times dropped too by just under a day and a half, from 12.1 days on average.

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Amazon’s Australia Launch Highlights Fulfillment Challenges Evolving Retailers Face

BlueYonder

A lot of attention was focused on the full launch of Amazon’s retail operations in Australia this week. The reason lies in the evolution of retailing in Australia, said Patrick Viney, VP of Retail Industry Strategy for APAC at JDA Software. “In Australia is a pretty mature market when it comes to online commerce.

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The Hidden Costs of Ghost Inventory: What You Need to Know

ShipBob

These physically unaccounted-for units of inventory called ghost inventory, or phantom inventory , are a more common challenge faced by retailers than you think. Often, the items accounted for in the asset register do not reconcile with what is in the inventory. What is ghost inventory?

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Planning Seasonal Food Production in Uncertain Times

DELMIA Quintiq

The key challenge is to not over-produce and stock up on excessive inventory , but at the same time be ready for summer by securing on-shelf availability and fulfillment. Dr. Rob Hyndman, forecasting expert at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, recently wrote in his blog ( [link] ) the methods used to forecast the spread of COVID-19.

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Amazon’s Australia Launch Highlights Fulfillment Challenges Evolving Retailers Face

BlueYonder

A lot of attention was focused on the full launch of Amazon’s retail operations in Australia this week. The reason lies in the evolution of retailing in Australia, said Patrick Viney, VP of Retail Industry Strategy for APAC at JDA Software. “In Australia is a pretty mature market when it comes to online commerce.

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Barcoding and Inventory Management – the Ultimate Guide

Unleashed

In this guide to barcodes in inventory management: In order to apply barcodes to inventory management, it is important to understand the basics of the barcode system. Hence, some companies will find corded barcode scanners to be all they need, where other companies require wireless scanners to support their online inventory management.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News September 2nd – 6th

Logistics Viewpoints

Piedmont was founded in 2016 in Australia and moved its headquarters in 2021 to North Carolina, where it hopes to dig a 500-foot-deep (150-meter-deep) open-pit mine and build one of the largest U.S. Piedmont, which has laid off staff and sold shares in other ventures to conserve cash, remains dependent on its Quebec project for funding.