Results from our annual Tech Trends survey (inside this issue) suggest that consumer goods supply chains are stuck in neutral. A recent grocery store trip on Labor Day weekend brought this finding full circle for me as I encountered more out of stocks than ever before. My husband's plan to make his infamous beer butt chicken for friends and family was foiled due to baron shelves in the poultry and produce categories. This leads me to ask: How many other backyard barbeques have been compromised due to dwindling supply chain investments? Now is the time to switch gears and plan your company's escape route out of supply chain turmoil. To help you do so, this issue delivers supply chain success stories. In an exclusive cover story, VTech executives explain how continuous improvement efforts in supply chain and data warehousing have helped to double the company's market share. Have a supply chain success story or challenge you would like to share? E-mail me:
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