Inventory Planning/ Optimization

ANALYSIS

Before Pursuing Micro Fulfillment, Consider These Four Things

February 1, 2021

Micro-fulfillment centers offer benefits like faster delivery and lower transit costs, but they won’t lead to greater profitability without a holistic network strategy.

ANALYSIS

Five Smart Ways to Ride the Surge of E-Commerce Returns

February 1, 2021

Craig Leifeld, SCB Contributor

Forward-thinking companies go beyond treating returns as a necessary evil and embrace them as a critical element of competitive advantage and brand promise.

Three Ways Visual AI Can Optimize Retail Supply Chains

January 14, 2021

Idan Pinto, SCB Contributor

Visual AI tools such as visual search have unlocked a host of sales-related advantages for e-commerce — and offer a wealth of data that can boost operational efficiencies.

Why So Many Supply Chains Are Stuck in the Past — and a Path Forward

January 10, 2021

Tom Kieley, SCB Contributor

Supply chains have for many years tolerated a lack of accountability at nearly every node — from buyer-supplier relationships to outdated tools and data transparency issues — which has prevented businesses from operating cost- and time-efficiently and delivering on their promises.

Five Ways Digital-Twin Technology Is Helping Businesses Through the Pandemic

December 27, 2020

Roch Gauthier, SCB Contributor

Here's how some manufacturers are using digital twins to keep complex supply-chain operations running as efficiently as possible.

VIDEO

Watch: How the Pandemic Is Impacting Manufacturing Strategies

December 22, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

John Caltabiano, vice president of supply chain with manufacturing services provider Jabil Inc., discusses the results of a recent survey of supply-chain professionals about how they’re weathering the coronavirus pandemic.

Modernizing the Supply Chain for Improved Customer Experience

December 16, 2020

Matt Smith, SCB Contributor

OEMs won’t experience the full benefits of Industry 4.0, including hyper-efficient inventory management, lower warehousing costs and better customer experience, unless they fully optimize their supply chains.

U.K. Businesses Plead for Time to Avoid Brexit Cliff Edge

December 15, 2020

Bloomberg

As trade talks have come down to the wire, companies have to try to adapt for life beyond Dec. 31 without knowing the fundamental rules of engagement.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | What It Takes to Make Direct-to-Consumer Fulfillment Work

December 11, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Retailers selling over the internet can’t hope to compete without a reliable and effective direct-to-consumer (DTC) model for fulfillment. But setting one up is anything but easy.

Can a Dual-Use Strategy Save the Struggling Shopping Mall?

December 7, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Lou Conforti sees no reason why a shopping mall can’t contain both traditional brick-and-mortar stores and last-mile fulfillment operations for online purchases.

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.