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

RETAIL AND SUPPLY CHAIN REALITY AND DUALITY

E-commerce has created a new reality of retailing. And a new reality of Supply Chain Management. Duality for both with different operations and the power of customers and their expectations. What is the future for "old" stores and traditional warehouses?

#retail #supplychainmanagement #warehouse #ecommerce 

FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND LOGISTICS DISRUPTION

In the time of omnichannel and Supply Chain Velocity, the need/value and role for forwarders is changing.  Velocity vs intermediaries.  Digitization adds to that logistics disruption.

https://theloadstar.co.uk/tight-margins-insourcing-greatest-threats-forwarders-digital-age/?utm_source=The+Loadstar+daily+email&utm_campaign=e01833d5a8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_05_12_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c4570e43d4-e01833d5a8-153458185

OMNICHANNEL SUPPLY CHAIN BATTLE

Traditional warehouses are about filling the cube of the building. E-commerce orders use floor space, not air space/warehouse height. When both traditional orders and e-commerce are done in the same facility, the result is two different supply chains with conflicting layouts fighting for the same space.  An omnichannel battle.

CLICK AND COLLECT--STORES OR CUSTOMERS?

Is click-and-collect about customers or stores? If it is stores, is it a delaying action to designing and implementing both a robust e-commerce omnichannel and the Supply Chain that drives? Is delay viable in a period of disruption?

KEY SUPPLY CHAIN METRIC--INVENTORY TURNS

Inventory turns is a key supply chain metric. Assessment should be done at multiple levels— total/upstream, in-transit, and downstream. Segment by upstream and downstream. By product category. By SKU.

Manufacturers also have WIP. This is especially for companies that sell/ship products from one factory to another.