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Turkey Logistics: The Thanksgiving Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a time for family, friends, and turkey. Lots of turkey. Just how much turkey? According to the National Turkey Federation, over 730 million pounds of turkey will be consumed in the United States during Thanksgiving.

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Sage Advice? Only for Turkeys.

Supply Chain Shaman

While companies have increased Revenue per Employee across the healthcare value chain, the Days of Inventory have increased for suppliers, and there is a shift in power to the healthcare provider. I also see that we are not decreasing the total inventory levels in the network or accelerating time to value. Progress is stalled.

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World’s Fifth Fastest Growing Retailer Automates Replenishment Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

A101 is the largest retailer in Turkey with over 10,000 company owned stores and 48 regional distribution centers and one E-commerce fulfillment center. lu explained that fruit and vegetable is harder to plan because spoilage and write-offs lead to lower inventory accuracy in these categories. Erkan Cerito?lu, Mr. Cerito?lu

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Integrated Supply Chain 2015 – Turkey

Supply Chain Movement

Integrated Supply Chain – Turkey. After the successful launch of ‘ISC’ Turkey 2014, ‘ISC’ Turkey 2015 will focus on examining the challenges behind the alignment of partners and processes, and will discuss how: Improving Supplier Relationship Management can improve Customer loyalty. Date: 28-29 April 2015. URL: [link].

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

As hospitals adopted consignment planning programs, inventory progress slowed. The turns are the lowest of any industry, and despite investments in technologies and processes, inventory turns have only improved 3%, and Cash-T0-Cash (C2C) cycles have declined 4%. The shift of inventory without the sharing of data is a mistake.

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Integrated Supply Chain – Turkey – 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Integrated Supply Chain – Turkey. URL: isc-turkey-2016-en.integratedsupplychain.org/. . 2015 has been a tough year for Turkey both economically and politically. 2015 has been a tough year for Turkey both economically and politically. Date: 4-5 May 2016. Venue: Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel (TR).

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A Case Study in Closed-Loop Operational Management

Talking Logistics

When you look at the potential benefits in inventory savings, freight savings, and on-time fulfillment improvements, it’s not that difficult to build the business case. A101 is a discount retailer that sells high-quality, cost-effective food and consumables throughout Turkey. So, what’s been the problem?