Grocery stores, supply chains & the weather

Posted on June 17, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Why weather forecasting is important to grocery stores’  inventory.

And perhaps there’s a future for our mariner graduates predicting the weather for supermarkets.

Grocery stores, supply chains & the weather « The Operations Room.

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Congestion at O’Hare

Posted on June 9, 2010 by | Leave a comment

A fine example of the interaction between scheduling and economics. is the same thing true in ports when times are busy?

Congestion at O’Hare « The Operations Room.

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Walmart’s drive for more trucking

Posted on June 8, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Plenty of opportunity left in the supply chain.  Economies of scale.

Is there a limit to this direction of improvement?

Walmart’s drive for more trucking « The Operations Room.

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Posted in Logistics, Production Operations, Quantitative Methods, Strategy, Supply Chains