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Supply Chain Management: The Missing Piece in Your Modern Supply ChainĀ 

Mulesoft

The modern-day supply chain needs to support a global, interconnected network of assets, data, and processes. The missing piece in your supply chain Today’s supply chain management (SCM) is intelligent, digital, and […]. But the question remains: How can manufacturers modernize now?

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Digitalization Can Help Mitigate Climate-Related Supply Chain Disruptions

Retail TouchPoints

They hit the supply chain without warning, and businesses are alarmingly vulnerable to them. While companies cannot directly mitigate the higher trending trajectory for severe weather and its ensuing supply chain disruptions, they can take steps to better mitigate risk.

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Amazon Adding Supply Chain Management Service for Sellers

Independent Retailer

As companies try to get tighter control over the flow of goods from factories to consumers, Amazon recently launched a supply-chain management service to its web services business. . The post Amazon Adding Supply Chain Management Service for Sellers appeared first on WholesaleCentral.com Blog.

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Automation Isnā€™t Always the Answer to Warehouse Inefficiencies

Retail TouchPoints

Supply chain managers are having to become even smarter about how to reduce costs and drive efficiencies throughout their warehouse and supply chain. Whatā€™s Keeping Retail Supply Chain Managers Awake at Night? If they donā€™t already have a seat at the senior leadership table, they should.

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Supply Chain Digitalization Challenges that Every Retailer Faces and how to Mitigate Them

Retail TouchPoints

The cost and time of integrating supply chain management platforms with other IT systems are often very high. Moreover, multi-tiered supply chains across the globe involve multiple stakeholders using different systems, legacy solutions and even paper-based documentation, which creates more barriers.

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Supply Chain Challenges Have Introduced a New Concept into Ecommerce ā€” Inventory Pacing

Retail TouchPoints

Supply chain management is the heart of retail management and has the ability to inform the overall health of a business. As a result, businesses looking to gain a competitive advantage in the global marketplace are investing more heavily in supply chain management.

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The Top 5 Retail ERP Software Features to Look For

Retail TouchPoints

Comprehensive supply chain management: In addition to inventory management, comprehensive supply chain management is another key component of any good retail ERP system. A supply chain management module can help you with this as well.