Supply chains for consumer products companies are long and complex, particularly in developing countries with poor infrastructures and a large number of distributors. A...

Inventory optimization's business mission is to right-size an organization's inventory investment to meet a given service target. But what approach most helps supply chain...

Collaborative Transportation Management (CTM) was conceived by Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards (VICS) organization to represent the logical next step after the...

The inventory replenishment practice of vendor-managed inventory (VMI) has provided retailers and suppliers with increased efficiencies and cost savings for years....

At the core of every retailer’s omni-channel supply chain is the need to be more flexible when managing inventory. Monthly cycle-to-merchandise planning is no longer adequate...