Operations Management: Page 115
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A tale of 2 peak season inventory strategies
Based on the steps taken for peak season preparation described by Target and Kohl’s, fulfillment strategy doesn’t necessarily match inventory strategy.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 4, 2018 -
Spelling out the omnichannel alphabet soup
Four acronyms reflect the varied strategies retailers are pursuing to fulfill online and digitally-placed store orders.
By Jacqueline Smith Renfrow • Dec. 4, 2018 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management.
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Is BOSS the new BOPIS?
In-store pickup and ship-to-store fulfillment models have distinct challenges — and advantages.
By Jacqueline Smith Renfrow • Dec. 4, 2018 -
Q&A
What is the business case for 3D printing in the supply chain?
As part of our Influencers Roundtable series, supply chain consultants discuss the ROI of emerging technologies. Up next: 3D printing.
By Edwin Lopez • Dec. 4, 2018 -
Dive Awards
Innovator of the Year: Uptake
The startup has made clear moves to compete with tent pole names within its sphere and achieved serious progress beyond its bread and butter.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 3, 2018 -
Dive Awards
Executive of the Year: Michelle Gass, Kohl’s
Michelle Gass has not just been a positive force for Kohl’s — experts believe her rise is good news for supply chain executives everywhere.
By Emma Cosgrove • Dec. 3, 2018 -
Dive Awards
The Supply Chain Dive Awards for 2018
The awards recognize the top actors shaping the supply chain — now and in the future.
By Supply Chain Dive Team • Dec. 3, 2018 -
Dive Awards
Resilience Plan of the Year: Hasbro’s inventory management strategy
Strategic forecasting and demand planning allowed the toy manufacturer to mitigate a major risk event.
By Shefali Kapadia • Dec. 3, 2018 -
J.B. Hunt teams up with Project44 on LTL visibility
The partnership arrives amid a Thanksgiving shopping weekend where growth in LTL shipments outpaced overall shipment growth by three to one.
By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 28, 2018 -
Carrefour deploys hydrogen fuel cell forklifts in new distribution center
Hydrogen fuel cells are gaining ground as companies seek low-emission, high-efficiency options for warehouse operations.
By Gary Wollenhaupt • Nov. 28, 2018 -
Omnichannel is the real Thanksgiving retail winner
The number of shoppers making purchases both in person and online was up nearly 40% from Black Friday to Cyber Monday last year.
By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 28, 2018 -
Flexible warehouse schemes emerge to meet supply chain demands
Retailers are creating pop-up supply chains to ensure they can quickly and cost-effectively respond to seasonal demand spikes and consumers’ desire for fast fulfillment.
By Craig Guillot • Nov. 27, 2018 -
To optimize fulfillment, logistics have to play along
In an ideal world, retailers could fulfill a single order in one shipment. What’s holding supply chains back?
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Nov. 27, 2018 -
Amazon reports biggest shopping day ever on Cyber Monday
Customers globally are flocking to the e-commerce giant for the holidays, but in the U.S. the best deals in some categories are found elsewhere.
By Daphne Howland • Nov. 27, 2018 -
GM closes plants and lays off thousands in move to ‘streamline’
The closures will affect 8,000 salaried workers and 6,000 hourly workers and reduce the company’s executives by 25%.
By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 27, 2018 -
Column
Gen Z, ‘Pops’ and the new supply chain workplace
As the number of generations in the workplace expands, baby boomers face the challenge of how to pass down supply chain wisdom to future generations.
By Rich Weissman • Nov. 26, 2018 -
H-E-B breaks ground on its largest warehouse yet
The Texas grocer’s newest facility will have a capacity for 170,000 items and up to 180 trailer loads per day, helping with distribution and fulfillment in the San Antonio area.
By Jessica Dumont • Nov. 26, 2018 -
The winners and losers of Black Friday 2018
Some retailers delighted their customers with promotions and free shipping while others crashed and burned.
By Kaarin Moore • Nov. 25, 2018 -
Why Amazon picked Nashville, Tennessee
New York City and Northern Virginia are grabbing HQ2 headlines. But Music City scored too.
By Jen A. Miller • Nov. 20, 2018 -
‘It’s not like industry’: How food banks navigate the logistics of Thanksgiving
Food banks rely heavily on donations, making forecasting and distribution planning a challenge this time of year.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Nov. 20, 2018 -
Home Depot’s ‘year of the pilot’ spurs new facilities, 2-day delivery
In one new initiative, the retailer developed a “dynamic ETA” for more exact delivery dates based on zip codes.
By Shefali Kapadia • Nov. 19, 2018 -
Kroger to build automated warehouse ‘shed’ near Cincinnati
The $55 million facility will be equipped with robotic and digital capabilities and will staff more than 400 workers.
By Jessica Dumont • Nov. 19, 2018 -
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A Thanksgiving food waste experiment for every supply chain
Just because an unsold item won’t rot, doesn’t mean it isn’t waste.
By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 16, 2018 -
New fee structure to start Monday at Southern California ports
Southern California terminals will distribute fees for night gate funding beginning next week.
By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 15, 2018 -
As disruptions accelerate, supply chains learn to measure them
A new wave of KPIs is emerging — such as time-to-recovery — to help managers benchmark their supply chains’ resiliency.
By Craig Guillot • Nov. 13, 2018
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