A number of pressure points are impacting the supply chain landscape including volatile oil prices, turmoil in the credit & currency markets and a recession. Supply chain networks and distribution strategies that were designed during the era of cheap oil are being redesigned by forward thinking companies that are planning and implanting new strategies to improve service levels and reduce reliance ...
10 Tips for Optimizing a Distribution Network
Distribution Strategy Impacts All Supply Chain Participants
Distribution strategy defines how we move goods to market. Regardless of company size or industry, every company participating in the global supply chain has some form of distribution strategy.
The question is how cost-effective, service-oriented and flexible is the strategy?
In the consumer goods industry, a number of powerful trends are putting manufacturing operations squarely at center stage. The days of CG companies treating their manufacturing processes as a “black box,” with orders going into manufacturing at the beginning of the week and product emerging some how, some way, at the end of the week, are rapidly coming to a close. Increasingly, consumer goods ...
Over the past 40 years, warehousing has seen major enhancements in accuracy and speed made possible by advances in lift trucks, product identification, and radiofrequency communications. Much of the improvements were a result of software controls, first with companies writing their own software, and later with standard enhanced processes and packaged warehousing systems.
Distribution and Inventory Strategy Effectiveness
The goal of an inventory strategy is to minimize overall inventory costs such as transportation, distribution and inventory carrying, and to maximize revenue for a given service level. The ability to reach an optimal point of both revenue and inventory is dependent upon four basic—but dynamic and interdependent—elements: supply quantity, supply ...
Analyzing Cloud Computing’s Potential Impact and Deciding Where It Fits For Your Retail Operation
It’s impossible to turn on the TV or walk down a street these days without seeing an advertisement touting the benefits of cloud computing. As businesses look for ways to reduce costs and focus their investments on core competencies, they are increasingly turning to cloud offerings, and the retail ...
Solutions to Dramatically Improve Your Business
The good news for retailers is the economy is finally turning a corner and consumer demand is on the rise. But the end of the recession does not mean there will be a return to status quo. Instead, it means retailers must meet a fresh set of challenges in the post-recession marketplace. The key to thriving in this environment is to meet challenges ...
Value Added Strategies for Today’s Wholesale Distribution Channel
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Marc Wulfraat President (514) 482-3572 x 100 Marc.wulfraat@MWPVL.com
Supply Chain and Logistics Consultants
Watch an introduction to VisiblEdge, an RFID technology that automates the load and location of forklifts in a warehouse, reducing non-value adding ...
How are supply chain executives coping with today’s volatile economy. As part of a recent Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Study, 400 senior executives ...
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