UW-Oshkosh Supply Chain Management Club

05/25/2023

In a major supply chain investment, Walmart has opened its second high-tech, in-store Market Fulfillment Center (MFC). According to company officials, Walmart customers of the store will now have greater access to private label products via online ordering, as well as an improved in-store shopping experience.

Located at Store 100 in Bentonville, Ark., the MFC is powered by a proprietary storage and retrieval system, Alphabot. The new fulfillment centers aim to significantly increase the number of orders the store is able to fulfill in a day, promising faster fulfillment with lower substitutions. Walmart+ members in the store’s range will have access to free unlimited delivery.

Developed specially for Walmart by startup Alert Innovation, Alphabot helps to enable quicker, more efficient order picking. The system uses autonomous carts to retrieve dry, refrigerated and frozen items ordered for online grocery. After it retrieves them, Alphabot delivers the products to a workstation, where a Walmart associate checks, bags and delivers the final order.

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The second facility of its kind, Walmart shoppers will now have greater access to private label products via online ordering, as well as an improved in-store shopping experience.

05/25/2023

Toyota is reassessing some aspects of its approach to inventory management after the pandemic exposed the challenges of operating a just-in-time supply chain, an executive said last week.

The automaker’s lean production model has often been hailed as the gold standard in the industry, and the company had taken major strides in the past decade to insulate its supply chain against disasters similar to the deadly 2011 tsunami in Japan.

Still, contingency plans - which included a revamp of its procurement system to shift to alternate products when needed - were not enough to shield it from the effects of the pandemic forever.

“We always thought we were one of the best in the industry of managing stock with a level of discipline,” said Kevin Austin, group vice president of demand and supply management at Toyota Motor North America at Reuters’ recent Supply Chain USA conference. Despite that discipline, dealer inventories plummeted to zero “almost overnight" according to Austin.

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The automaker’s well-insulated supply chain wasn’t enough to weather the COVID-19 storm.

04/26/2023

Come check out our internship panel tonight! 6-7pm in Sage 1232!

03/30/2023

Mativ Business Case- SCM 343. Thank you for your partnership Mativ and Jesse Lentz

03/30/2023

03/30/2023

Thanks so much to WOW Logistics President, Bob Balgemann and Account Manager, Keegan Morley for presenting some awesome informarion and opportunities at our Supply Chain Club meeting today!

A special shoutout to our Dean, Frank Braun for joining us this evening as well!

03/14/2023

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02/23/2023

Thanks so much to Heather and Spencer from Kimberly-Clark for being guest speakers in our Supply Chain Club meeting today! They brought so much great information to help us better understand Kimberly-Clark, examples of what they do, and opportunities for student Co-Ops. Keep an eye out for Kimberly-Clark at the career fair at UWO on March 1st!

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend!

Make sure to keep an eye out for information about upcoming facility tours and club meetings!

01/09/2023

https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/36246-reactive-pandemic-response-strategies-and-their-implications-for-supply-chains

Proactive pandemic management strategies are an investment in business viability and supply chain resilience, and also enhance business operational capabilities.

01/09/2023

https://cmoe.com/blog/controlling-what-you-can-personal-professional-growth/

In the workplace, it’s important to focus on the factors that can affect personal and professional growth. Learn what you can control to enable your growth.

01/09/2023

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-extends-residential-delivery-surcharges-beyond-peak-season

The carrier will not let peak-season delivery levies fall away in mid-January as it has always done.

01/09/2023

https://www.industryweek.com/operations/media-gallery/21256704/industryweeks-top-lean-and-continuous-improvement-content-in-2022?utm

From the intersection of lean and automation to lean leadership lessons from Goodyear, IndustryWeek addressed continuous improvement from all angles in 2022.