In order to balance inventory levels while anticipating customer needs, retailers must implement a unified approach to product, cross-channel and customer strategy.
Preparing your supply chain for sustainable business performance in the aftermath of COVID-19 requires awareness of multi-modal transportation trends affecting your ability to manage cost and customer service.
Working from home, employees may be wasting time and money mailing contracts to customers, sending samples to prospects or managing even routine shipments — while businesses quickly lose enterprise visibility. A cloud-based multi-carrier management solution can help maintain centralized control.
Supply-chain management consultant River Rock Advisors breaks down four key components of a successful operational strategy: preparation, implementation, execution and measurement.
The strong visualization of meaningful data is also crucial to a business’s success with artificial intelligence and analytics. It creates an engaging user experience that presents information in a highly intuitive way.
The coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that humans make supply chains vulnerable to failure. Greater reliance on automated solutions will be a given from here on out.