- 1. Smart Supply Chain Solutions Market Set to Boom in 2023-2030: Report
- (News)
- ... that the market is still in its early stages and there are many factors that could affect the growth rate. For instance, the increasing competition in the market could lead to a decrease in profit margins, ...
- 2. Unlock Supply Chain Success With An Ecosystem-First Approach
- (News)
- ... increase profit margins. Despite the best efforts of supply chain practitioners, many organizations are still struggling to achieve supply chain convergence. Rajasekharan suggests an "ecosystem-first" approach ...
- 3. Enhancing Supply Chain Visibility with RFID Technology
- (Technology)
- ... like improved stock control, reduced out-of-stocks, and increased profit margins. On the flip side, businesses in this space that are yet to invest in RFID risk falling behind their competitors and compromising ...
- 4. Pricefx Closes Five New Wholesale Distribution Customers with SAP
- (News)
- ... Pricefx’s SAP® endorsed app to help them deliver a better customer experience, improve margins and maximize their ERP investment. Wholesale distributors face unique challenges in an ultra-competitive ...
- 5. RFID Should Be Integral to Your Supply Chain Efforts
- (Supply)
- Radio frequency identification (RFID) has emerged as one of the leading technologies revolutionizing supply chains and logistics. It is capable of helping enterprises reduce their expenses and become competitive ...
- 6. Strategic Paths to Supply Chain Growth
- (Management)
- ... the needs of the customer, move products faster, drive growth, and expand margins for demand. The primary goal of this is to leverage opportunities and mitigate the issues and events that may occur so ...
- 7. AI-enabled retail software revenue to rise nearly eightfold by 2025
- (News)
- ... to drive revenue and reduce costs,” said Mark Beccue, principal analyst, at Omdia. “As a result, revenue and margins for brick-and-mortar retailers are under pressure as these more efficient and scalable ...
- 8. AI Increases Supply Chain Visibility
- (Technology)
- ... It has been proven that organizations that make use of this technology have improved their efficiency by huge margins. We can expect that the increased usage of AI will not only enhance supply chain visibility ...
- 9. Disruption Coming to Trucking Industry with New Futures Market, Talent Migration
- (News)
- ... think ‘I can’t believe this doesn’t already exist!’ It’s so obvious and yet so revolutionary,” says Kyle Lintner, the new Director of Markets for K-Ratio. “It’s a highly volatile market so the margins ...
- 10. Go With The Flow: Streamlining Your Supply Chain Flow with AI
- (Integration)
- ... about all suppliers. In a supply chain where time and distance affect product margins and profits, streamlined procedures are the door to success, and artificial intelligence is the key. Deborah ...
- 11. Reverse logistics will trash your inventory plans
- (Retail)
- It’s the 4th quarter of the year when retailers are finalizing their stock in anticipation of the holiday season. Historical trends set the stage for quantities, locations, and pricing but a major shift ...
- 12. Big Data from EDI Can Make Predictions
- (EDI)
- ... Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment) can go a long way to maximizing margins and minimizing mistakes. The key word here is 'Cooperative' but the tools that make this process possible, if not easy ...
- 13. Getting Started on Metrics
- (News)
- It's important for supply chain managers to identify trends and appropriate metrics to use for budgeting and evaluation purposes as we begin the new year. We're lucky that Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain ...
- 14. Tie Your Products to Corporate Initiatives
- (News)
- We've all been through the drill: you have a project that absolutely must be done, but you struggle with proving business value by tying it to your company's objectives. Is there a playbook on how to make ...
- 15. The Anti-Apple Pay Scheme
- (Technology)
- ... fight for the additional margins is escalating. There is likely to be no clear winner in this fight for months or even years. Retailers that have joined the MCX group (Walmart, CVS, and others) have plenty ...
- 16. Omnichannel Pressures on the Supply Chain
- (News)
- Chris Jones, in a DC Velocity article, takes a look at some of the pressures to the supply chain being created by the omnichannel phenomenon.He makes a good point: it's not just about reducing costs. Check ...
- 17. The Supply Chain is Just a Cost of Doing Business
- (Supply)
- ... looked on as problems to be eliminated. The goal in this instance is to get rid of the costs associated with the process, thus reducing expenses, and improving margins. That's a pretty sad state of affairs ...
- 18. Tracking Your Products Can Bring You Closer to Your Customers
- (Management)
- ... handle the direct consumer interaction and simply order more product from their suppliers to restock their shelves. And the tight margins, short lead times, localized demand cycles, and global distribution ...
- 19. The Importance of Trading Partner Cred
- (Management)
- ... Consumers are looking for more products available through multiple sources, lower prices, immediate availability, and reliable customer service. Delivering all that on slimming margins means both retailers ...
- 20. WalMart Sourcing Changes?
- (News)
- WalMart buys a lot of product overseas. Their scale means their sourcing strategy has a significant impact on the bottom line. In a Supply Chain Digest article, WalMart's sourcing intentions are discussed ...
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