- 21. REI Builds a Sustainable DC
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- When we think about supply chain sustainability, something as basic as warehouse design doesn't typically come to mind.It's extremely important, though, and an acknowledged leader in sustainability, REI, ...
- 22. Supply Chain Lessons From a Leader
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- Daniel Myers, who currently manages over 60,000 employees for Mondelez and has been a supply chain leader for decades, recently sat down for a career profile interview with the DC Velocity staff.He describes ...
- 23. Amazon's 3PL Pus
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- In the eternal quest to figure out what in the world Amazon is up to, the folks at DC Velocity examine their recent logistics moves. Are they a 3PL or not?As they go further down the 3PL path, Amazon is ...
- 24. Balancing Costs for Omnichannel Fulfillment
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- We know how critical it is to balance freight spending against inventory and fulfillment costs in an omnichannel world. But knowing what we need to do and knowing how to get there are 2 different things.On ...
- 25. Supply Chain Changes Driven by eCommerce
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- ... how our world has evolved to produce those improvements.In a recent article on the DC Velocity site, Clint Reiser reviews the ecommerce-related effects on supply chains in the DC, logistics, transportation, ...
- 26. RFID in Health Care
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- RFID used to seem, at times, to be a solution in search of a problem. Well, the health care supply chain has always been fraught with issues, so might there be a match?Ben Ames takes a look at the capabilities ...
- 27. A Turtle-Bunny Hybrid?
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- The 'tortoise-and-the-hare' analogy seems to apply to a wide spectrum of situations, even in the supply chain world! There's value in taking the time necessary for good forecasting and planning, but you ...
- 28. Battle of the Titans
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- Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but in WalMart's case it may also be the key to staying competitive. They're making a big push in ecommerce and, at best, are trying to duplicate Amazon's ...
- 29. eCommerce Scenarios Driving Supply Chains
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- The rise of ecommerce has spawned all sorts of changes across the business landscape. Several identifiable ecommerce-associated scenarios seem to be driving many of the supply chain initiatives implemented ...
- 30. Inventory Positioning for Omnichannel
- (News)
- We've recently looked at the costs associated with servicing omnichannel consumers. In a followup to the original article, Richard Sharpe gets into more detail.The cost of getting inventory into the right ...
- 31. Amazon's Logistics Strateg
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- If you think Amazon has been pretty active on the innovation front, you ain't seen nothin' yet, according to Mark Solomon on the DC Velocity site.He reviewed a recent study by a logistics consultancy and ...
- 32. Ecommerce Driving Retailer Visibility Efforts
- (News)
- For many supply chains, visibility stops at their corporate walls. Technology is improving, though, and providing opportunities to eliminate 'black holes'.Ben Ames on the DC Velocity site explains how ecommerce ...
- 33. It's the Year of the Monke
- (News)
- The Chinese "Year of the Monkey" that began in February is looked upon as a metaphor for what's happening with supply chains by the folks at DC Velocity. The creative and intellectual talents of monkeys ...
- 34. Augmented Reality in the DC
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- Augmented Reality is a term we've been following over the past year. It looks like AR is making its presence known in the warehouse, according to Ben Ames.His article on the DC Velocity site examines how ...
- 35. Supply Chain Maturity Models
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- Excellence in supply chain performance is related to where a company's supply chain resides on a maturity model, according to research conducted by Dr. Ernest Hughes.Various models exist and mostly cover ...
- 36. Is Omnichannel Making You Money?
- (News)
- Before a change is made, the most fundamental question a manager should ask is how the bottom line will be affected. As omnichannel consumers have forced all sort of changes to be made to supply chains, ...
- 37. IoT in the DC
- (News)
- We're always interested in seeing practical applications of hot new technology. The folks on the DC Velocity site have created a neat infographic to show what IoT can do in the DC environment.Check out ...
- 38. Wearables in the Warehouse
- (News)
- As expected, wearable computing is on the way to supply chains. Specifically, DCs and warehouses are experiencing the growth of portable devices that can improve productivity.According to Ben Ames on the ...
- 39. Research on Delivery Expectations
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- The 'last mile' of the delivery process continues to be a battleground for on-line retailers. A recent survey describes what's actually happening in this arena, with consumers expectations of fast delivery ...
- 40. Pick Up the Pace
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- The ability to move quickly is almost always a positive trait. In the supply chain world, it's almost table stakes.Some areas of the supply chain, like logistics, have lagged, but speed has usually been ...
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