Independent Supply Chain Intelligence

Tag SKU reduction

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Inventory Management

A Front-End Approach to SKU Rationalization

Last month, I wrote a posting on how Walmart is reducing its SKU selection to improve merchandising and reduce complexity. In response, Kate Vitasek, founder of Supply Chain Visions, sent me an article she wrote with Eric Tinker and Shawn…

Steve Banker
08/26/2009

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Food & Beverage Industry, Inventory Management, Logistics Trends, Retail, Supply Chain Planning

SKU Reductions in Consumer Goods Supply Chains

I recently wrote a posting about Walmart’s Project Impact initiative and how it enables beneficial synergies between merchandizing and the supply chain (see “Walmart’s ‘Win-Play-Show’ Assortment Strategy”). On the merchandizing side, Walmart is ending up with stores that are less…

Steve Banker
08/05/2009