Inventory Planning/ Optimization

Put an End to Data-Management Woes in Your Supply Chain With MDM

April 26, 2019

As supply-chain design and management struggles to live up to modern-day business imperatives, enterprise decision makers have turned their gaze toward the inefficiencies plaguing it.

U.K. Manufacturing Chief Sees `No Good News' in Brexit Extension

April 18, 2019

Bloomberg

The latest Brexit delay means more uncertainty, frozen investment and lost customers for U.K. manufacturers.

Bulging Stockpiles Will Weigh on U.S. Growth Throughout 2019

April 17, 2019

Bloomberg

The rising stockpiles of cars, furniture and other goods that helped the U.S. economy boom in 2018 are now poised to cause a hangover this year.

Why Supply Chain Technology Needs Blockchain

April 17, 2019

Jon Kirkegaard, SCB Contributor

There is a tremendous mismatch in the selection of appropriate technologies to automate complex and decentralized operations.

Drugmakers Stockpiling for Brexit: How Long Do We Wait?

April 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Pharma companies ramped up their stockpiles of drugs to prepare for a potentially chaotic Brexit. Now they’re in the dark about how long they’ll need to hold them.

Millennials Rekindle Demand for Plants, an Industry Ripe for Disruption

April 12, 2019

Bloomberg

American millennials have been accused of dooming all sorts of things: beer, golf, cereal. But the cohort is credited with reviving the once-moribund market for houseplants.

How to Turn Supply Chain Complexity Into Great Service

April 4, 2019

Joseph Shamir, SCB Contributor

The secret to service-driven planning is probability forecasting and stock mix optimization.

Goodwill Wants to Take New Orders Right Out of Amazon's Hands

April 3, 2019

Bloomberg

Goodwill is setting its sights on a formidable rival for a charity thrift store: Amazon.

The Brexit Day That Wasn't Leaves Britain Counting the Cost

April 1, 2019

Bloomberg

For more than two years, the clock ran down toward March 29, the day Prime Minister May pledged Britain would leave the European Union. As the drama rolls on, the costs mount from the Brexit day that wasn’t.

Case Study

True Value Launches $150M Investment in Supply-Chain Improvements

March 28, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A big new distribution center in Pennsylvania for True Value Co. is just one part of an ambitious investment to optimize and overhaul the hardware wholesaler’s entire supply chain.

Inventory Planning/ Optimization

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding inventory planning and optimization and its impact on supply chain management. New technologies in inventory planning and optimization are transforming the way companies operate - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using inventory planning solutions for supply chain optimization.