This week’s limerick (13)

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A Controller on ‘Fine Boulevard’
thought logistics could not be so hard.
It came as a shock
when most of the stock
was somehow getting stuck in the yard.

No, a balanced scorecard will not buy you execution that works. If you are engaged in how to implement supply chain best practices and flexible software solutions, check out the other posts on this site.

We think humor belongs in business, so we continue to publish new limericks to make you act, react or just have a laugh.

Refreshing

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The other day I was running our WMS application. I do that occasionally, being a product manager. I had opened two different dialogs and made a few changes in one of them. When I toggled back to the other dialog I noticed that the changes were visible there too. I was flabbergasted but thought that my eyes, or perhaps my mind, played tricks with me.

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Even Less Stock in the Virtual Store…

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Just following up with some evidence around the trends expressed in yesterday’s post; check out the article in CSCMP Quarterly on the virtual store here.  

/Pär

Less Stock in Store Puts Pressure on Supply Chains

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Tired of carrying bags? Several private label chains in retail report increases in eCommerce sales and decreases in store sales. Behind the numbers are several trends that will drive new go-to-market strategies to further reduce store inventory.

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