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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

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Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Why tell this story?

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Supply Chain & Logistics News September 2nd – 6th

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First, in the early 2000s, advancements in data analytics, RFID, and localized supply chains fueled the rise of “fast fashion.” With the growth of these sites and the rise of micro-trends driving consumerism, the fashion supply chain is rapidly evolving, leaving behind significant environmental challenges for future generations.

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

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In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. What is supply chain visibility?

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The Greenest Mile: Planning’s Role in Supply Chain Sustainability

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Supply chain sustainability is a higher priority than ever. In MIT’s State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2021 , 80% of executives surveyed said the pandemic either had no impact on their commitment or increased it. We must plan, source, make, and deliver differently for supply chain sustainability.

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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

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Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. The myth of the “perfect plan”.

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Winning the Race, Fleet Feet Implements Autonomous Mobile Robots

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The Fleet Feet Supply Chain The goal for the Carrboro, North Carolina-headquartered retailer is to make each store a hub for the local running community that it serves. Most of the goods destined for the company-owned stores flow through their distribution center in Durham, North Carolina.

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3 Questions from Your Future Supply Chain Talent

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It’s graduation season, so the hunt for critical supply chain talent is more vigorous than ever. We may be known for ensuring we can make and move “stuff,” but ultimately supply chains are human. So as you prepare to onboard new supply chain talent, are you ready to answer the questions they will have?