Unsurprisingly, Valentine’s Day is the number one holiday for florists. For this special day, consumers spend around $2 billion on flowers. As a consumer, flower shopping for your loved ones is made easy. These days, you can even place an online order. For suppliers and florists, it’s not so simple. With almost 257 million roses grown for the holiday and many last-minute orders, […]
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Spotlight on Top Supply Chains: Intel
Placing sixth on Gartner’s Top Supply Chains of 2017, the supply chain of Intel is well-recognized. But how did Intel’s supply chain get to where it is today? What makes it worthy of the list? A few reasons are real-time analytics, technology, and ethical practices. Real-Time Analytics Every year, Intel fulfills over 1 million orders in 100 […]
Infographics Series: Why You Should Manage Your Inventory
Previously, we talked about the inventory management options available to you. For this post, we’ll be discussing why you should manage your inventory and why you should do it now. Consequences It’s easy to do nothing, but doing nothing comes at a cost. Wrong Inventory Without inventory management, you can end up with the wrong […]
Inventory Management Options Explained
So far in this series we’ve discussed the basics of inventory management. We’ve talked about what it is, who needs it, the benefits, and potential consequences of not having it. Now, it’s time to move onto the next question: What are your options? In this installment, we will talk about the different inventory management options available […]
3 Ways AI Will Benefit Supply Chain
Artificial intelligence, or AI, could be the next big industry-changing technology for supply chain. In recent years, market leaders like Google and Apple have mass acquired AI startups. But, this is only the beginning for this disruptive technology. In this post, we’ll talk about 3 ways AI will benefit supply chain. What is artificial intelligence? Although […]
4 Ways Blockchain Will Revolutionize Supply Chain
What is blockchain? Talk about this technology has been all over the internet lately, but what does it mean? A blockchain is a database of transactions that holds records (blocks). These linked blocks are secured using cryptography. The data in these transactions cannot be changed or deleted, which results in a permanent trail of info. Here’s how blockchain can […]
