Inventory Management Archives - Page 13 of 15

December 16, 2013 | Inventory Management | Logistics I.T.

A New Paradigm in Vendor Partner Management

Leading companies are moving from traditional vendor compliance to vendor partner management — a competitive differentiator in how companies manage their inbound purchase orders (POs) and transportation to increase sales and customer service. Historically, vendor compliance has revolved around chargebacks — the practice of making deductions from the purchase price when vendors break an agreed-upon […]

Putting Stock in Retail Analytics Tools

For Kleenex maker Kimberly-Clark, managing inventory at retail stores in China was nothing to sneeze at—until it found an analytics solution that delivers comprehensive stock data.

May 31, 2013 | Distribution | Inventory Management | Logistics I.T. | Warehousing

Inventory Optimization: A Natural Fit

A new inventory management system nurses Nature’s Best’s fulfillment operations back to health.

November 5, 2012 | 3PL | Inventory Management

3PL Value-Adds Mean Millions

You hate to say it, but everyone knows it: Today’s third-party logistics (3PL) relationship is transitional. Many 3PLs live and die by the freight rates they offer clients. Why? Because your shippers see the relationship as transactional, and trucking-focused. Shippers write checks for shipping expenses nearly every day, and freight is in the forefront of […]

August 15, 2012 | 3PL | E-commerce | Inventory Management | Retail

You Are Everywhere: Mapping the New Retail Supply Chain

Gone are the days of single-channel apparel retailing—and supply chains servicing that model. Today, apparel retailers must optimize their supply chains to deliver products from any point where consumers want to buy them.

January 15, 2012 | Distribution | Inventory Management | Transportation Management

Integration: The Dawning of a New Era

When baseball cap maker New Era’s business growth hit critical mass, it realigned its distribution operations, fusing Menlo Worldwide Logistics’ outsourced solutions with its global supply chain.

July 15, 2011 | Bar-coding Systems | Inventory Management

The Secret Ingredient For Inventory Accuracy

Taking a can-do approach, tomato canner Red Gold achieves 99-percent inventory accuracy with bar-coding and wireless data collection.

January 15, 2011 | Inventory Management | Supply Chain Management

Gaining Ground

The fortunes of many companies were balanced on the backs of their supply chain, logistics, and transportation managers during the past year. In concert with their carriers, and technology and logistics partners, business logistics professionals across the country produced real supply chain gain by aligning demand to supply. That’s why we chose “Supply Chain Gain” […]

| Inventory Management | Supply Chain Management | Transportation Management | Warehousing

Unleashing Logistics Excellence

Dogged pursuit of supply chain and warehousing efficiency led pet food manufacturer WellPet to partner with two 3PLs.

CSCMP Annual Conference: Can We Talk?

Discussed in general sessions and overhead in the hallways: Shippers are focused on reducing risk and managing volatility, developing supplier relationships, and creating supply chain resilience.

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