According to a survey, inefficient warehouse management wastes 3,000 hours each year per warehouse. Inventory management was reported as the most challenging source of lost time and costs. Responses showed that individual workers lose approximately 15 minutes per day due to suboptimal warehouse processes. United Colors of Benetton has agreed to eliminate hazardous chemicals in its global supply chain by 2020 after partnering with Greenpeace. Reliance Industries plans to consolidate its eight independent retail units under the grocery chain Reliance Fresh to streamline operations and increase synergies. Mohit Kampani of Spencer's Retail explains how supply chain management helps the company handle the dynamic retail markets.

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According to a survey, inefficient warehouse management wastes 3,000
hours each year
Inventory management was reported as the most challenging source of lost time
and inefficiencies, as well as an area where it would be easiest to gain cost
savings through technology. Responses from 250 supply chain, warehouse and
distribution managers were compiled to show that individual workers lose
approximately 15 minutes each day due to less-than-optimal warehouse
management processes. What can be done about it?
Benetton unites with Greenpeace to detox supply chain
United Colors of Benetton has become the latest high-profile fashion brand to
promise to 'detox' its supply chain, agreeing to kick off the process this year by Supply chain management
reporting on the release of hazardous chemicals.Benetton Group, which also and logistics publication -
owns Sisley and Playlife, announced last week it would eliminate releases of www.scdigest.com/
hazardous chemicals throughout its entire global supply chain by 2020.
Reliance Industries plans to consolidate all its retail units under a single Read about –Shigeo Shingo
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The company has initiated a process to club all its eight independent retailing poka-yoke - a Japanese
companies such as apparel chain Reliance Trends and consumer electronics term that means "fail-
chain Reliance Digital under grocery chain Reliance Fresh, in a bid to remove safing" or "mistake-
administrative glitches and increase synergies and efficiencies among various proofing". He was
businesses. a Japanese industrial
engineer who distinguished
How tech is powering Spencer's supply chain
himself as one of the
The retail industry is very dynamic, with constant changes and geographical world’s leading experts on
differences in the market. How does supply chain help in such a scenario? manufacturing practices
Mohit Kampani, CEO of Spencer's Retail Ltd elaborates on how supply chain and the Toyota Production
helps Spencer's Retail to manage the dynamic markets of the retail industry System.
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