Friday, June 29, 2018

INVENTORY VELOCITY AND FREEING UP $43BILLION IN CASH

Reducing inventories could free up $43Billion in cash. When you ignore #SupplyChain velocity and its #InventoryVelocity. Undoing decades of the way we were. #inventory


Thursday, June 28, 2018

STRATEGY VS REACTING

#Reacting to what competition does is not #strategy.  It is what laggards do with their #SupplyChains.



CPG MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY

CPG Manufacturers need a supply chain strategy to complement their omnichannel strategy and to drive e-commerce success.  It is about the new selling reality and supply chain velocity, not just shipping truckloads to customer warehouses.  It should be more than reactionary--copying what others do.  Create a leadership role in its market and product category. Become a channel leader.  That increases value and sales to both retailers and end-use customers. #CPG #manufacturing #SupplyChainManagement #strategy #retail #SupplyChainVelocity #ecommerce






Wednesday, June 27, 2018

GLOBAL E-COMMERCE GROWTH AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

E-commerce is forecast to be 33% of global retail sales in 2022.  How many retailers and CPG manufacturers will be left behind because they did not transform their supply chains?



SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IS STRATEGIC

Supply chain management has been elevated to strategic importance.  It must be assessed in that context.
#SupplyChainManagement  #strategy




Tuesday, June 26, 2018

OMNICHANNEL AND WAREHOUSES--NEW PRODUCTS VS EXISTING

An omnichannel supply chain issue that does not get attention.  Retailers and CPG manufacturers introduce new products into retail. E-commerce buyers are buying existing products. SKUs increase in warehouses pushing already tight space for storage and picking of omnichannel orders. #retail #ecommerce #manufacturing #CPG #SupplyChain #warehouse



Wednesday, June 20, 2018

E-COMMERCE OMNICHANNEL AND SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY

Too many retailers and CPG manufacturers lack a supply chain strategy to drive e-commerce omnichannel success.  Reactionary efforts do not compare to strategy planning and execution.  And it shows.
#retail #CPG #manufacturing #SupplyChainManagement #omnichannel #strategy




Tuesday, June 19, 2018

MID-SIZE RETAILERS, CPG MANUFACTURERS AND E-COMMERCE OMNICHANNEL

Mid-size retailers and CPG manufacturers face the biggest challenge with e-commerce omnichannel strategy and success and the supply chain to drive it.
#retail #ecommerce #manufacturing 
#SupplyChainManagement #omnichannel  #CPG



Monday, June 18, 2018

INVESTORS AND LOGISTICS

Do investors/investment firms really understand what is happening in logistics for 3PLs and other providers with disruption and transformation, e-commerce, digitization, Being Amazoned, blockchain, and more? From inquiries I have seen, they seem to be asking questions on what was rather than what is and what will be. Am I correct?
#logistics #3PLs #investors #investmentfirms




Thursday, June 14, 2018

E-COMMERCE FULFILLMENT VS LAST MILE

For most retailers and manufacturers, fulfillment is a bigger cost and operating e-commerce supply chain issue than the much-blamed Last Mile.#retail #ecommerce #manufacturing #lastmile #SupplyChainManagement #fulfillment