Over the past 30 years I’ve been witness to the development and use of a number of methodologies intended to improve operations, planning, service and costs in the Consumer Goods and Retail supply chains. Whether it was Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Just In Time (JIT), Just In Time II (JITII)…

Numerous times recently I’ve found myself saying (and tweeting) that… ‘Going forward Fulfillment automation is no longer just an option.’ Having been a contributor to many SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) analyses for e-commerce service providers, retailers and even CPG manufacturers, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve…

Really enjoyed my time at a number of recent events including the RILA Supply Chain conference, and as I highlighted in my pre-conference blogpost several transformative technologies are all now moving into their early implementation phases at the same time. Times like these, when at events surrounded by the sharing…

The future always comes faster than we think. Even more so in the evolving world of fast retailing where websites are now merging with bricks and mortar stores to create what last April I dubbed The Endless Store. How will retailers manage in stores without boundaries inhabited 24/7/365 by almost…

Jeff Ashcroft

Jeff Ashcroft