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The Importance of Real-time Information in Retail Supply Chain Management

The Network Effect

by Sarah Miller, Business Writer, AF Logistics Online businesses understand that timing can mean everything in the world of supply. The post The Importance of Real-time Information in Retail Supply Chain Management appeared first on The Network Effect.

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The Future of the Omnichannel Retail Supply Chain

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Amazon today is serving 80 million Americans with same-day delivery, so us working with clients to help them get a network that provides two-day delivery is not there. The post The Future of the Omnichannel Retail Supply Chain appeared first on The Network Effect. There’s a huge opportunity.

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Ava Ex Machina and the Retail Supply Chain

Supply Chain Action Blog

However, orchestrating the value network where goods, information and currency pulse between facilities and organizations, following the path of least resistance, may prove to be even more complex than driving a vehicle. Before you can have an autonomous supply chain, you need to accelerate what I call the Detect, Diagnose, Decide Cycle.

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How POS Data Improves Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Complexity in the Retail Supply Chain! Supply chain management involves the conduct of the movement of goods and services. In this article, we have accentuated the ways POS data can improve supply chain management. Subscribe Here!

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Replenishment in a Shelf-Connected Supply Network

The Network Effect

Note: This is the next installment in an ongoing series that explores shelf-connected supply networks. If you’re impatient, I suggest you download the new white paper: Is your supply network really shelf-connected? The post Replenishment in a Shelf-Connected Supply Network appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Check the box if you’re demand-driven….

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In part one and part two I explained how the terms “shelf-connected” and “demand-driven” have been in use for years within the supply chain community, but only recently has demand-driven value network technology emerged and matured enough to truly be a game-changer. Here is part three of the checklist with explanations.

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Audria Allies on Advocating for Yourself and Other Women in Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Whether it’s the quick and powerful response to make new vaccines and medications available to more urban and rural communities, or working to end the baby formula shortage —supply chain professionals are working behind the scenes to protect our way of life amidst unprecedented volatility. I’ve also recently joined boom!