Fine-tuning inventory levels to meet changing customer preferences is a constant battle for wholesalers, and today’s fast-moving omnichannel environment is making that calculus even more complex.

Fine-tuning inventory levels to meet changing customer preferences is a constant battle for wholesalers, and today’s fast-moving omnichannel environment is making that calculus even more complex.

We were thrilled to return to the office from hosting the BLUEPRINT19 supply chain conference to find dozens of thank-you emails from our customers. What an event to remember, with record attendance and a whole lot of other reasons to come back next year!

As Category 3 Hurricane Hector nears Hawaii, risk and logistics managers remember lessons learned from last year’s series of devastating storms.

The March 29th Brexit deadline brings many questions and zero answers about the future of trade in Britain. In the case of a Brexit no-deal, distributors and retailers that do business with the UK/EU are bracing for tariffs, inflation and delays at the border.

Carrying excess inventory comes at a high cost, but so too do stock-outs and lost customers. Here’s how inventory management software is helping shippers bridge the inventory gap and come out ahead.

Buy low, sell high’… If you took anything away from any Economics class, that’s probably it. Now that Trump’s import tariffs have pushed inflation to the highest it has been in six years, many retailers and distributors are putting that strategy into play.

The 2018 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning System of Record published recently. If you are a global manufacturer that prefers an on-premise deployment model from legacy solutions, then you’ll enjoy this latest version of the magic quadrant. If you’re in retail distribution or you are a wholesaler, then you’ll most likely be left feeling challenged.

A cabinetmaker isn’t a carpenter isn’t a roofer. We know this. Yes, they are similar. Yes, they use wood and hammer and nails. But, I wouldn’t call a roofer to make my cabinets, and I wouldn’t call a cabinetmaker to fix my roof. These jobs are specialties.

By Glenn Taylor on www.retailtouchpoints.com Forecasting product demand is an arduous process for merchants, but it’s critical to avoiding the twin challenges of out-of-stocks and excess inventory. A new study reveals that only 34.7% of wholesale supply chain executives say their current inventory planning process provides actionable insights on customers, inventory and demand — and that [...]