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It’s not news that the state of retail is changing. The constraints inhibiting some retailers from keeping up with market disruptors like Amazon and Walmart are creating a tipping point in terms of leveraging AI to automate everything from inventory to …
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Everyone knows the feeling of guilt that comes from throwing away food from the home refrigerator that just never got eaten for one reason or another. After all, consumer food waste is a major problem in the United States. Piling up to nearly a quarter of …
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Chief merchandising officers have one of the hardest jobs in all of retail. Responsible for managing the majority of all cash that goes in and out of the business, chief merchandising officers, or chief merchants, have to make crucial decisions when …
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I'll be honest, I'm not much of a soccer fan. But, watching the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup was both exciting and eye opening. These athletes are at the top of their game and embody excellence in their sport. It’s clear the team invested a lot of time, …
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Some Canadians aren’t cheering this patio season – because their cups are empty. Ontario residents, brewers and unions complained on social media after a June update to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s (LCBO) warehouse management software left …
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The creative contention over enterprise resource planning (ERP) vs. best of breed (BoB) has become age-old; however, key considerations weighting the equation have changed with the rise of the cloud, better integration tools, and more focus on the impact …
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Full disclosure: I work for a best-of-breed supply chain planning vendor so I will do my best to take an unbiased approach as I provide my opinions on how to solve the challenges of planning today’s supply chains with all its complexity and volatility. …
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Stop making decisions in the dark. Some things are better in the dark. Fireworks. Watching a movie. Robbing a bank. Supply chain planning isn’t one of them. So why do so many companies still plan that way? Managing a supply chain is tough enough without …
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We’re pleased to share news of Gartner’s most recent research, the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Sales and Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation. On the strength of feedback from our customer community, Kinaxis has been named a Leader for the third …
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In its recent e-book, The Path to Modern Supply Chain Planning – Why the Shift from Siloed to Collaborative Is Worth the Journey , Kinaxis identifies the warning signs of ineffective planning as follows: Siloed thinking Disconnected execution Lack of …
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Do you need a reality check? There’s a lot of hype around #digital . Invest in the right areas for your #supplychain . Be bold. But be calculated. You may need to invest in a solids foundation first. #GartnerSCC pic.twitter.com/hV4cgRceJV — Alexa Cheater …
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Ben Massie from @Lenovo talking transitioning from #survivalmode to #leadership mode at #GartnerSCC . pic.twitter.com/TXmFojVBHZ — Alexa Cheater (@Alexa_Cheater) May 13, 2019 “Stand up if you know what it’s like to live through an acquisition, or if …