Omnichannel Inventory Visibility – The Macy's Case
In the last two decades, consumer habits and desires have changed enormously, forcing retail to evolve as well. At the beginning of […]
How much to keep in stock: very low turnover spare parts
In the previous post, I described a way to scale inventories for a product that was being launched. In this post, I will describe how it should […]
How much to keep in stock: new products
In a previous post, Beatris Huber explains the five inventory functions, describing why they exist, in which cases they are used […]
Stock of appearances and food waste
Earlier, Beatris explained here on the ILOS Blog, The Five Functions of Inventory. There is yet another reason why […]
Increased Market Place and the consequences for Logistics
Last week, when they released the results for the first quarter of 2017, Lojas Americanas and B2W announced that they intend to change […]
Fuzzy logic applied to inventory management
Introduction You've certainly heard of Artificial Intelligence. You may remember the theme from fiction films, such as “The Bicentennial Man” […]
The impact of inventory management on costs and service level
The importance of inventory management in national industries is considerably neglected in various economic sectors. Knowing when is the best time […]
Product portfolio rationalization
In the field of marketing, it is recognized that offering a variety of products is necessary to increase the performance of a company, as this […]
The five functions of inventory
While for the financial area stock is a villain, for the commercial area the more stock the better! And the inventory manager […]
E-commerce in the fight against the bullwhip effect
A month ago, manager Monica Barros published a post about how the internet can bring the industry closer to the consumer market. The text […]
Walmart tests drones in warehouse management
After Amazon and its robots, now it's Walmart's turn to bet on new technologies to improve the operation of its […]
Internet of Things (IoT) and Nanotechnology: where will we go in Supply Chain Management?
Still inspired by Campus Party Brasil 2016, I started to wander and imagine possible ways to use technology in Supply […]
