Imports have been piling up there over the past year or so — offering a kind of safety valve for the more than 200,000 U.S. businesses, from Home Depot to Walmart, that use California ports.
The glass company's plans for a digital supply-chain makeover changed radically when a new customer presented two major challenges: extremely large order volume and nonstandard labeling requirements.
Like many fashion retailers, ALDO struggled to balance fulfillment objectives like cheap delivery, minimizing order cancellations and cutting safety stock — all while maximizing inventory turns.