While the onset of the pandemic took hold more than three years ago, there remain a few reminders of the impact it had then on supply chain, freight transportation, and logistics operations, ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Anita Raj Back in 2021, ...

Modern supply chain operations present companies with two essential challenges: managing inventory levels properly to prevent excessive and insufficient stock and maintaining production capacity that ...

Every day, small and midsize businesses face inventory risks that, if left unmanaged, can negatively impact the bottom line. Too little inventory will result in lost sales and unhappy customers, while ...

Managing inventory across multiple sales channels gets complicated fast. When you''re selling on Amazon, eBay, Shopify, and a ...

Today’s average manufacturing company carries thirty days more inventory than at the beginning of the 2007 recession. As inflation takes its toll on cash cycles and the levels of inventory increase, ...

Many news articles have attributed the sharp reduction in freight volumes—especially for containerized imports—that were observed in 2023 relative to 2021 and 2022 to the bullwhip effect. However, ...

In a time of extreme unpredictability, companies need to centralize inventory control. It’s imperative to drive agile decision-making by consolidating data across the network, employing advanced ...

This spring, American Eagle Outfitters announced a $75 million inventory write-down and withdrew its fiscal guidance for 2025, citing macroeconomic uncertainty and operational challenges. The retail ...

Logitech's 1H24 guidance reflects a challenging macroeconomic environment and decreased IT spending, but I expect LOGI to gain market share during the normalization phase. Inventory normalization and ...

While some companies like to keep things simple by doing everything manually rather than using technology, the reality is that doing things the old-fashioned way sometimes creates more issues than it ...

Have you ever found yourself scrambling to find out which products are running low or when your next shipment is due? Managing inventory can be a daunting task, especially if you’re relying on ...