Case Study #6 – ΚΥΠΡΟΣ
Στις αρχές Οκτωβρίου 2021 συμφωνήθηκε πλάνο μεταξύ της DIAPO και μίας εκ των μεγαλύτερων αλυσίδων λευκών συσκευών και ειδών τεχνολογίας σε Ελλάδα και Ευρώπη για την εξυπηρέτηση των αναγκών του πελάτη μας στο Black Friday (BF). Το πλάνο αυτό αφορούσε: *180 παραδόσεις door to door ανά ημέρα *καθημερινές ανατροφοδοσίες καταστημάτων *παραδόσεις cross dock *3-4…
Is Technology the Solution to Global Supply Chain Complexity?
As global trade continues to transform the way companies are producing, moving, buying, and selling goods across borders, it’s important for supply chain leaders to know about trade trends that can help them benchmark their company against the leaders and laggards. To sort through emerging and existing technology, a recent survey by global trade management…
Brexit: Supply Chain Opportunity or Threat?
The UK leaving the European Union is no longer an uncertainty. Brexit is a reality that businesses around the world have to face and prepare for. Whether you import/export to the UK directly or indirectly, Brexit will impact your business operations in terms of cost and timelines. This can be an opportunity or a threat…
3 Common Fallacies About Creativity
Leaders often cite creativity and innovation as critical components of business success. But many businesses fail to create and encourage environments where creativity can flourish. Managers make three common mistakes that prohibit new ideas and suppress suggestions that don’t align with their own. A 2017 PwC survey of 1,379 CEOs determined that “innovation” was the top…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Logistics are essential to these events
All clients like offers and one thing they are prompt to take advantage of are big savings days, a practice adopted by e-tail with successful results. There are two large savings marathons in the USA, Black Friday and Cyber Monday (known as Buen Fin and Hot Sale in Mexico, respectively). The first of these events takes place the day…
Supply Chain Planning for Black Friday (and Cyber Monday)
Staying in the Black on Black Friday Requires Careful Supply Chain Planning. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), customer enthusiasm for Black Friday shopping is up 8% this year, and spending is expected to increase by 4% overall. Black Friday is fast approaching, with its younger sibling, Cyber Monday, as the two highest…
Six Factors Causing Supply Chain Strain
According to FM Global, a commercial property insurer, these are six facets of the current supply chain crisis that exemplify threats to business resilience: 1. COVID-19 – The pandemic has disrupted demand (as consumers have hunkered down) and product supply (as factories have suspended production), setting up a bullwhip effect of supply and demand mismatches. Takeaway: Although…