Spring in my step March 31, 2008
Posted by Randal Stocker in News.Tags: AHMA Hardlines Technology Forum, April VCF show, chargeback issues, chargebacks, Circuit City, data synchronization, JC Penney, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Perfect Order, Saks Fifth Avenue, supplier, Supply Chain Visibility, The Vendor Compliance Federation, VCF
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It must be spring. Easter bunnies, April showers, Mothers’ Day and tradeshows in the warm south.
I will be traveling to two trade shows in the next several weeks. The Vendor Compliance Federation (VCF) spring show in Orlando April 7-9 and the AHMA Hardlines Technology Forum in Memphis April 21-24.
I attended the fall VCF show and overall it was a great event. Many breakout sessions around “Perfect Order”, new retailer requirements around 754 and 214’s, and techniques to reverse chargebacks. There were many B2B and Compliance representatives from retailers and lots of suppliers concerned how to address their continuing chargeback issues. Great dialog from both sides – I was surprised how collaborative the conversations were. If you are a supplier, it pays to go to shows like this and get in front of the right people.
Let’s get lean March 31, 2008
Posted by Meg Suggs in Supply Chain Visibility.Tags: lean supply chain, Supply Chain Visibility
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I came across an article called Creating and Managing a Lean Supply Chain from February on AKTView’s blog, and found this blog post to be both helpful and interesting. For all of those interested in a lean supply chain (not just for large retailers as the article points out), here is some helping with getting lean.
To be lean, one must first get rid of what’s causing “extra and unneeded time, inventory and costs.” It’s all about the flow. You want a consistent flow where customers are pulling inventory instead of suppliers pushing that inventory. Anything interrupting this flow must be cut out. Here are a few of the article’s suggestions for developing a lean supply chain:
