The Modern Supply Chain
Articles on supply chain and the modern world
- The Modern Supply Chain
22 Articles
Understanding Supply Chain Management
2020-07-01Supply Chain Management is a systematic and controlled procurement operation. SCM performance directly impacts an organization’s general performance.
Read Article →Understanding Freight Consolidation
2021-01-26What is freight consolidation? What does it mean to consolidate freight? What are the pros and cons? What are the types?
Read Article →Environmental Effects Of Supply Chain Waste
2020-07-02Supply chain waste could be waiting on your front doorstep right now. Keeping packaging waste to a minimum is important.
Read Article →How Do I Create A Plan For Supply Chain Risk Management?
2020-12-16Being a supplier is challenging and risky. Learn how to manage that risk with a supply chain risk management plan.
Read Article →Phantom Inventory Is Haunting Your Supply Chain
2020-07-02Phantom inventory occurs when a Retailer’s Perpetual Inventory System states there is sellable inventory available in store, but none actually exists.
Read Article →6 Qualities of a Competitive CPG Supply Chain
2020-12-22What makes a CPG's supply chain competitive? Check out this list of 6 qualities of a competitive supply chain.
Read Article →How to Plan Production Around Chinese New Year
2021-06-03Want to learn how to plan production around Chinese New Year? We go over some forecasting tips to make sure you can meet demand.
Read Article →What You Should Know About Product Standardization
2020-11-12What do you need to know before you consider product standardization? What are the economical benefits of standardizing products?
Read Article →What Is A Tariff And How Does It Affect Your Supply Chain?
2020-07-02What is a tariff? By definition, it is a tax placed on imported goods when they pass country borders. We discuss how tariffs affect supply chain.
Read Article →The Butterfly Effect And Your Supply Chain: How To Overcome It
2020-07-02What is the butterfly effect and how does it affect supply chain? You can overcome it by implementing upstream supply chain.
Read Article →What Do I Do When My Product Has a Recall?
2021-04-12Oh no, you have a product recall! What do you do? Don't panic. We have a guide for you to follow to maintain your customer relationships.
Read Article →What Is Segmentation Analysis in Retail?
2021-05-06What is segmentation analysis in retail? How do you segment your customers to better market to them and improve your products?
Read Article →How Will AI Affect Your Supply Chain?
2020-07-02Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are becoming widely-accepted and crucial technologies in the aging supply chain industry.
Read Article →What Is Blockchain’s Role In Supply Chain Management?
2020-07-02Blockchain’s potential to alter whole industries is far too large to ignore, particularly in the supply chain management (SCM) sector.
Read Article →The Plentils Problem: What Supply Chain Is Missing
2020-07-02If you are in supply chain management, then you know that doing it well isn’t easy. The industry is missing many of the tools to solve problems.
Read Article →Overages and the Secret Cost of Retailer Compliance Standards
2020-07-15Order overage is defined as the amount of product sent to a retailer in excess of what was ordered. Overages cost suppliers on their bottom line.
Read Article →The Importance of Product Standardization
2020-10-30Learn about product standardization, its uses in the manufacturing world, its benefits to companies, and how it can help customer loyalty.
Read Article →Procurement and Marketing in CPG Companies
2021-01-20How can Procurement and Marketing grow CPG companies? Learn strategies for how these teams can create synergy.
Read Article →Supply Chain Best Practices During A Quarantine
2020-07-02Shortages, extreme demand, and panic buying are causing issues up and down supply chains. Here are some best practices for the pandemic.
Read Article →This Town’s Big Enough For More Blockchain Utilities
2020-07-02Blockchain has the potential to change the way we do business so that any number of companies can coexist and collaborate in the same space.
Read Article →CPG Management through Retail Analytics
2021-01-19Big data and retail analytics are key to CPG management and crucial for growing businesses to be successful in retail.
Read Article →What Are the 5 Easies of Retail-Ready Packaging?
2021-09-10What are the 5 easies of retail-ready packaging? Walmart has five requirements for shelf-ready packaging for its suppliers.
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