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Delivering on promise and purpose in the retail supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

The good news is that sustainability and profitability go hand-in-hand, especially in the retail supply chain. Promises Ultimately, every consumer wants to know that their chosen retailer is going to meet order promises. So how can retail leaders demonstrate value across the board? Simple: communicate!

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6 Ways To Improve Your ECommerce Order Fulfilment!

Supply Chain Game Changer

This activity includes collecting and storing inventory, fulfilling orders, and managing the post-sales process. If possible, you should also consider investing in warehouse management software to help you track inventory and boost the efficiency of your inventory management processes. Enable End-To-End Order Visibility.

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Strategies to Survive the Peak Season Fulfillment Surge!

Supply Chain Game Changer

For instance, reduced application of data may lead to over-ordering or under-ordering inventory, failure to hire enough seasonal workers, an inability to secure available shipping capacity, and more. In a sense, it all goes back to end-to-end visibility and recognizing the dependent and independent processes throughout the warehouse.

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Exploring the Automotive Chip Shortage Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! In the face of depleted inventories and an inability to restore production to meet demand, we now have a chip shortage impacting the supply of automobiles. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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The Hidden Complexity in the Retail Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Check out Introducing Lean In Retail … Start in the Backroom! As consumers the complexity in the retail supply chain is usually oblivious to us. There is a tremendous amount of complexity which Retailers must navigate to provide this experience. So what makes the Retail Supply Chain so complex?

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Solvoyo

2) Real-time visibility is extremely valuable during times of crisis! In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level. End-to-end scenario analyses require this visibility data as input.

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Solvoyo

2) Real-time visibility is extremely valuable during times of crisis! In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level. End-to-end scenario analyses require this visibility data as input.

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