I know what you’re thinking– how could inventory management possibly be related to a NCAA basketball tournament? Here’s the thing: they’re more alike than you may know. From preparation to execution to the end result, there are many lessons from March Madness that you can apply to the way you manage your inventory. Are You […]
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The Logistics of NAFTA: What Does it Mean for Supply Chain?
What is NAFTA? Established in 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement aims to make it easier for the US, Canada, and Mexico to do business with each other. Over the last 24 years, the trade bloc has eliminated tariffs and reduced other barriers to trade. However, not everybody believes that NAFTA’s benefits outweigh the costs. […]
Data Integrity’s Impact on Supply Chain
Data integrity is a vital part of supply chain management. Forecasting uses data to improve your ability to estimate future sales, reduce shortages and overstock, etc. However, bad data will impact the accuracy of your forecasting. If the input is off, the output will be as well. It is estimated that data integrity costs British businesses about £1.2 billion […]
Spotlight on Top Supply Chains: Starbucks Coffee
Back in March of 1971, Starbucks was founded selling whole roasted coffee beans from a single location in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Today, it has over 26,000 coffeehouses worldwide and brought in over $22 billion in revenue last year. However, things didn’t always look so bright. Back in the 2000s, Starbucks had a problem. As the company was growing at […]
Clear Spider Kiosk: The Complete Inventory Solution
At Clear Spider, we are always looking for ways to give our customers more. We are thrilled to be announcing the release of the Clear Spider Kiosk. If you’ve been waiting for the complete inventory solution, this is it. Using a robust back-end and state-of-the-art hardware, it combines the best of both worlds. The built-in scanner can scan on […]
Infographics Series: Why Choose Clear Spider?
In the previous six parts of this series, we have covered a wide range of inventory management topics. Click here if you’d like to check those out. To conclude, we will talk about why Clear Spider is the right system for you. Here’s eight reasons to choose Clear Spider: It’s easy to use As a role-based system, users are shown only […]
