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Watch: Moving From Tactical to Strategic in Times of Crisis
Angela Robine, director of strategy-supply chain with VF Corp., talks about the challenge of taking the long view at a time when so many companies are struggling merely to survive.
Angela Robine
Online vs. Store Operations: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
What’s behind the push by retailers to undo years of effort, and separate e-commerce from brick-and-mortar fulfillment?
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Supply Chain Design: Making the Transition From Project to Process
Supply chain design was once seen as an activity to be endured every few years — a strategic exercise that wasn’t tied to operations. Now, however, competitive companies are realizing that every decision they make should be used as an opportunity to improve the configuration and use of their networks.
Watch: What Will It Really Take to Make Reshoring Happen?
A discussion about the steps that industries must take, in partnership with trade associations, to set the stage for reshoring production back to the U.S., with Dan Varroney, founder of Potomac Core Consulting and author of Reimagining Industry Growth: Partnership Strategies in an Era of Uncertainty.
What Will It Really Take To Make Reshoring Happen
Five Ways to Improve Supply Chain Continuity Planning
Business continuity plans with key suppliers help to mitigate supply chain risk and fluctuations in consumer demand.
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Watch: Five Critical Enablers for Creating a Formal Sustainability Program
A review of the five steps that companies should take to set up a formal sustainability effort throughout the supply chain, as laid out by two analysts from The Hackett Group: associate principal Mélani Flores, and senior director Nic Walden.
Five Critical Enablers for Creating a Formal Sustainability Program
Less Paper, More Power: How AI Helps Carriers Meet Their SLAs
The challenge of meeting service level agreements (SLAs) can often be the cause of sleepless nights for shipping directors.
Does Just-in-Time Inventory Really Enhance Cash Flow?
For many businesses, the past year exposed the fragility of their cash flow and working capital. The pandemic, coupled with supply chain disruptions and erratic consumer demand, wreaked havoc on companies facing both internal and external pressures.
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When 'Just-in-Time' Is Just Too Late: A New Approach to Managing Production
Just-in-time and ad hoc ordering work well while parts are still in production and the supply chain is robust. But once the manufacturing process is disrupted, and supplies become limited or even non-existent, things change drastically.
Watch: Investment in Supply Chain Technology
Interest in supply chain and logistics technology is on the increase and will continue to grow, says Alex Yeager, senior vice president of Redwood Logistics.
Investment in Supply Chain Technology
Podcast | How Inventory Management Can Fix Broken Supply Chains
Inventory management poses a huge challenge to retailers today — but it’s also the key to matching supply with demand in difficult times.
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How Ecosystem Planning Counters Supply Chain ‘Bullwhip Effect’
Along with the passing of supply “chains” in favor of supply “networks,” statistical forecasting is passing in favor of more advanced cognitive technology.
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