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A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

The concept of warehouse management originated in ancient Egypt as people sought ways to manage grain gathered from crops. As the world moved forward, the basic concept of managing warehouse inventory did not change much. The 1980s to 1990s: AS/RS Becomes Obsolete, Replaced by a Shift to Managing Inventory in Smaller Batches.

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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

Shipments without origin documents are being turned away from ports, creating expensive disruptions and inventory that doesn’t reach its destination, affecting the overall supply chain and your business health. The stakes are high. Improve Your Audit Process. Audits are often ineffective as they are currently used. Supply chains are opaque.

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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. Over the past two years, P&G made impressive gains in operating margin and inventory turns, but the company failed to equal the ROIC test for asset utilization. Good Times Ahead.

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How a Leading MENA-based B2B Food and Grocery Platform Saves 45% Distance Travelled With Locus Solutions

Locus

Over the years, the company has consistently grown its presence to over ten cities in Egypt and serves over 55,000 merchants. It has been able to expand its operations throughout Egypt and beyond, and now plans to expand to Morrocco and other regions in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region soon.

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Middle East eCommerce Reimagined

Vinculum

Countries like Iraq, Egypt, Oman, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia have the fastest growing young generation, with a median age of 22 years old. Countries like Iran, Egypt, and Bahrain are some of the countries rank in the highest internet users with more countries on the list.

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital. Supply Chain Media and software vendor Slimstock have developed this checklist for working capital management. >>Please

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Cook Islands. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana.