Amazon. More bringing more of its logistics in house & Reverse Outsourcing to drive more Supply Chain velocity. Why are others doing similar with its logistics to speed end-to-end inventory flow?
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019
INVENTORY OPPORTUNITY COST
What if inventory, especially excess, were valued as to opportunity cost? What would that do to turns & end-to-end Supply Chain velocity? retailers manufacturers
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
PERFECT ORDER--THE BEST PERFORMANCE METRIC
Retailers. Etailers. Grocers. Manufacturers. CPG FMCG Do you know your Perfect Order performance--the BEST metric. And it is Supply Chain driven. If you do not know it, why not? Is it you do not care? How can you compete for customers having power with weak or unknown results?
RETAIL'S LOST FOCUS
Retail lost its focus for decades. That focus is coming back for some. It is not about stores. It should have never been. It is about customers. And how to service them in their search and acquisition for products.
That effort is built about the new supply chain management, with its end to end velocity. Other topics are misdirection from needed transformation. And that his not a good place to be. Make Supply Chains strategic and weaponized.
Monday, September 9, 2019
IMPORTANT FOR LOGISTICS OUTSOURCING
Retailers. Manufacturers. Logistics outsourcing. Know what you are buying beyond price. Measure it. Monitor it. Due Diligence Metrics Governance
Friday, September 6, 2019
3PL AND SUPPLY CHAINS--JOINING OF UNLIKE THINGS
Are 3PL & Supply Chains the joining of unlike things? What does it mean to risk? What does it mean to achieving the end to end velocity that is now required? Is that an incentive for Reverse Outsourcing? 3PSCM SCMaaS Retailers. Manufacturers.
SUPPLY CHAIN DECONSTRUCT
Sometimes instead of Supply Chain assessment, supply chain deconstruct is a better approach for retailers, manufacturers, & grocers.
TRUCKING AND SUPPLY CHAIN CHAOS
Not exactly sitting on the dock of the bay. Good back story. As retailers & manufacturers complained about trucking service, they needed to fix their own houses. A bit of external & internal Supply Chain chaos.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
3 KEY ELEMENTS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Management whether B2C or B2B. Amazon created end-to-end Supply Chain velocity, weaponized SCM & made it strategic to drive success. Take those 3 elements & a clean sheet of paper to design the supply chain you need. Drop the Last Mile obsession or any other reason to hold you back. Think of inventory velocity, turns, & cash generation. NOW…
Friday, August 30, 2019
RFP FOR SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTING, LOGISTICS
Has RFP become Request for Problems? The same old ideas and replies. Whether for Supply Chain consulting, logistics, or. Maybe it is your using the Usual Suspects. Expand your thinking to find fresh thinking.
Thursday, August 29, 2019
SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
Before you can reduce Supply Chain Risk, you must assess your end-to-end Supply Chain and identify risks. This includes both inside the firm and outside parties--suppliers & various logistics providers. And the impact of Logistics Outsourcing on risk.
B2B E-COMMERCE
Much B2B e-commerce is really about online order taking. Not Order Delivery velocity driven by end-to-end Supply Chain Management. And it shows.
RETAILERS, MANUFACTURERS, GROCERS--SHOW ME YOUR SPEED
Retailers. Manufacturers. Grocers. Speed is the Competition. It is driven by end-to-end Supply Chain and its essentials. Published article.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
MISDEFINING AMAZON
Retailers & logistics/ transport firms misdefine Amazon because they view it thru their current business model. BigA is the start of a new reality of serving customers using integrated logistics, including its own, to drive total Supply Chain velocity for Order Delivery speed.
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
PARADIGM SHIFT: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Retailers, manufacturers, grocers, logistics providers, 3PLs, transport & warehouse firms: Supply Chain Management is strategic and weaponized. SCMaaS 3PSCM omnichannel e-commerce
IN STORE CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
Much of the old and new retail & grocery In Store Experience does not address the Out Of Stock occurrences. Why? This is Customer Service 101. CPG FMCG manufacturers
CHEAP SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
When you do it on the cheap.
Retailers, manufacturers, grocers, do you need to update and transform your Supply Chain?
Monday, August 26, 2019
STORE FULFILLMENT
LTD holds the view that Store Fulfillment requires the most demanding end to end Supply Chain. As the forward buying & excess inventory of the trade war ends, this approach will be tested. Including its high cost to serve with order picking. retail
Thursday, August 22, 2019
A WHY OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Why are Supply Chains & their logistics elements treated as they were 25 years ago in stories and by the C-suites of retailers, manufacturers, grocers wholesalers? There is a new reality that is driven by a new & strategic Supply Chain Management.
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