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

https://www.wsj.com/articles/delaying-payments-to-suppliers-help-companies-unlock-cash-1530178201 

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

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?#retail #ecommerce #manufacturing #SupplyChain #SCM

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IS STRATEGIC

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

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

SUPPLY CHAIN METRICS THAT MATTER

4 Best Supply Chain metrics are #metrics that matter.  Read more about them at-- 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/4-supply-chain-metrics-tom-craig/  

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

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

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

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