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Pandemic Re-Engineering of Retail Supply Chain Prior to the pandemic, retailers tended to concentrate their efforts on bolstering profitability, throughput, and overall efficiency within operations but now priorities have shifted. Agility and resilience are now...

UPS Leverages New Strategy to Take on Covid-19 In the wake of the pandemic and its aftershock, UPS CEO Carol Tomé discussed how the company overcame these hard times with new changes. Tomé stated that supply chain experts need to move from “Just-in-Time” inventory...

Can Last-mile Delivery Get Even Better? In a global report by Bringg, 99% of retailers plan to offer same-day delivery by 2025, from the 35% that can do so today. However, only 29% of the retailers believe that they are doing well in hitting their delivery window....

Demand Planning During Chip Shortage Is Easier For Dell Due To Digitalization Dell has been using a direct selling model that enhanced visibility into their operations. Dell is now focusing using a digital model to have more control over its supply chain. Dell has...

Christmas Tree Supply Chain Problem Christmas tree vendors are experience a shortage of Christmas trees available for sale during the holidays due to supply chain complications and climate change. Both natural and artificial trees are impacted with low supply to...

Carmakers Rethink Production Strategies Due To Global Chip Shortages  Automakers are having to get innovative to cope with the international scarcity of semiconductors. Due to the increase demand of consumer electronics during the pandemic, this has affected the auto...

Kitchen and Laundry Appliances in Short Supply  Need a new appliance for your kitchen or laundry room?  You may have to wait.  In addition to a shipping and supply chain backlog, there is also a manufacturing delay.  For some high-end brands, the delay is anywhere...

Chlorox Ramps up Use of Contract Manufacturers  To avoid the impact of raw material shortages, Chlorox has escalated its use of contract manufacturers from 20% to nearly 50% of shipments.  Although it does not intend to rely on third party suppliers and manufacturers...

Is a New Federal Office Coming Soon to Manage Supply Chain Crises?  Frustrated by supply chain disruption and risk to the American economy, a group of bipartisan legislators have proposed the creation of the Office of Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response within...

Manufacturing Technology Orders Increase in 2021  According to the Association for Manufacturing Technology, orders for manufacturing technology increased 9% from May to June 2021, a period which also recorded 42% more orders than last June.  In short, this means that...