Back in March 2024, NPR’s Planet Money featured a fascinating episode called “Is Dynamic Pricing Coming to a Supermarket Near You?” It highlighted REMA 1000, a Norwegian grocery chain that’s doing ...

The success of a supply chain business often relies on the effectiveness of its inventory strategy. Without a strong plan in place, companies may run shortages or end up with surplus inventory on hand ...

When it comes to inventory planning and replenishment, companies and brands traditionally operate under a reactive model. Demand rises, so they increase production and output. Items run out of stock, ...

Editor’s Note: Every year, 40 or so students in the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics' (MIT CTL) Master of Supply Chain Management (SCM) program complete one-year thesis research projects. The ...

Companies are struggling to maintain the right inventory. Pandemic-era supply chain disruptions and volatile consumer demand led many companies to shore up inventory in 2021, while soaring container ...

Getting inventories right is hard—but why? In this age of advanced technology, ERP systems, and AI, one would expect companies to leverage these tools as a competitive advantage or, at the very least, ...

Market pressures can sometimes seem as if they fall out of the sky. If your business depends on having the right inventory at the right time, anticipating what you’ll need and when you’ll need it up ...

One of the lessons every seller learns quickly is that good inventory management is the key to a healthy bottom line. The disparity between consumer demand and inventory levels leads to a whole host ...

Boost efficiency and accuracy in logistics, data analysis, forecasting, and more Elysse Bell is a finance and business writer for Investopedia. She writes about small business, personal finance, ...

Proper handling of inventory improves clinical reliability and cost performance while enabling organizations to adapt more ...