We have had another busy month learning and growing. Check out some of the highlights from the past month.
Supply Chain Edge - April 2022
We have had another busy month learning and growing. Check out some of the highlights from the past month.
Blogs
Healthcare Supply Chain: How a Consolidated Service Center Can Help Hospitals Cut Costs While Improving Patient Care
The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the entire healthcare industry, with hospitals suffering from staff and supply shortages and rising hospitalizations and costs. According to Kaufman Hall’s 2021 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement Report, 99% of health systems faced challenges in supply procurement, including shortages of key items and significant price increases.
Warehouse Management: New WMS Features That Can Improve Your Distribution Operations
Ongoing labor shortages, capacity constraints, increasing customer expectations and changing order profiles and volumes have created additional challenges for distribution operations over the last year. As a result, warehouse management system (WMS) providers have been charged with developing new solutions to combat growing supply chain disruptions and complexities.
Tompkins Solutions Names Jack Kaser Vice President of Sales
Tompkins Solutions, a leading supply chain consulting and services firm, today announced that Jack Kaser has joined the company as vice president of sales. In this role, Kaser will be responsible for engaging with executive leaders on new growth expansions and building long-term client and partner relationships.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Honors Tompkins Solutions’ David Latona With 2022 “Pros to Know” Award
Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, has named Tompkins Solutions CEO David Latona as a winner of the 2022 Pros to Know award.
Online vs. Store Operations: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
When Saks Fifth Avenue separated its e-commerce business from its physical stores last year, it veered away from an omnichannel strategy, severing its online and brick-and-mortar operations. Subsequently, venture capital firm Insight Partners bought a half-billion-dollar stake in the new digital brand.
Retailers are no stranger to the issues caused by congestion at the ports and consumer economic worries. Delays at the Port of Los Angeles hit nearly 20 days at the beginning of 2022, as highlighted in a report by the International Monetary Fund, while other major U.S. ports also saw significant delays.
David Latona, CEO of Tompkins Solutions, Joins the IMA Board of Advisors
Please help us welcome David Latona, President and CEO of Tompkins Solutions, to the Internet Marketing Association board of advisors. David Latona has more than 30 years experience in the supply chain industry.