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seen a substantial improvement in inventory turns and a decrease in overall inventory levels.
ENABLER: AVNET — www.avnet.com CUSTOMER: Avnet PROJECT GOAL: To accelerate profitable
corporate growth and drive higher customer satisfaction by expediting time to value SOLUTIONS: Deploy array of supply chain digitization technologies including robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced analytics and conversational bots BUSINESS IMPACT: Avnet has enhanced its operations by deploying intelligent automation across the business, including warehousing, quoting, customer service, supply chain, sales and procurement. Among the benefits of these initiatives are notable gains in the efficiency of the ordering process, improved data quality and demand forecasting, as well as more time for people resources to focus on delivering a differentiated customer experience.
ENABLER: BLUJAY SOLUTIONS — www.blujaysolutions.com
ENABLER: CASESTACK — www.casestack.com CUSTOMER: Leading food and agribusiness
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paper-based process used to manage 1,200 ocean bookings per year. Improve visibility, accuracy and efficiency while providing relief for IT staff. Reduce risk and eliminate errors by automating the booking process and AES filing for international exports. SOLUTIONS: BluJay Global TMS BUSINESS IMPACT: BluJay’s Transportation Management ocean mode provides the full picture. With more visibility, the customer knows the total landed cost and can make educated decisions on all aspects of the journey. Some benefits that the company achieved were: sizable reduction in hours spent on ocean export processes, visibility to better sourcing decisions, planning cohesion, cost savings and increased digitization.
PROJECT GOAL: Reduce or eliminate retail supply chain performance penalties, control transportation costs and facilitate expanded penetration for new division SOLUTIONS: CaseStack’s Retail Freight Consolidation Programs BUSINESS IMPACT: CaseStack helped the client save an average of $0.18 per pound shipped to their major retailers by transitioning them into its Retail Freight Consolidation programs. The programs reduced their exposure to retailer supply chain performance penalties, significantly reducing their transportation costs compared to LTL. The consolidation also helped create incremental revenue and margin growth for the client by helping them expand penetration and helping win placements at other major retailers. CaseStack helped the client meet consumer expectations by reducing out of stocks by achieving a 99.6-percent average fill rate as well.
ENABLER: B-STOCK — www.bstock.com CUSTOMER: Fortune 500 retailer
ENABLER: CELESTICA — www.celestica.com CUSTOMER: Electronics Manufacturing Company
CUSTOMER: Private-label dairy manufacturer PROJECT GOAL: Modernize the manual,
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PROJECT GOAL: The primary business objective was to increase buyer engagement and pricing for the retailer’s returned and excess merchandise SOLUTIONS: B-Stock’s B2B online marketplace platform and services, including auction strategy, payment processing and customer support BUSINESS IMPACT: A Fortune 500 warehouse club retailer had been working with B-Stock to sell its returned and excess inventory through a private B2B liquidation marketplace. As pricing and buyer engagement on these mixed lots leveled, the company needed a new strategy to increase bidding and recovery. B-Stock recommended that the retailer implement specific storage strategies, resulting in increased buyer engagement. The electronics lots achieved a 50-percent increase in recovery, while seasonal items generated a 66-percent increase in recovery over mixed lot pricing. The retailer experienced an overall 155-percent jump in recovery for general merchandise as well.
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