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The supply chain breaks down into a variety of functions, including procurement, production, inventory management, warehousing, distribution, and transportation, among others. While these areas often have significant overlap, many companies handle distinct functions using different teams, vendors, and software. This creates silos around each function that lead to operational inefficiencies and increased costs. Breaking down these operational silos involves a complex effort known as integrated supply chain planning. What Is Integrated Supply Chain Planning? Integrated supply chain planning enables companies to break down barriers between ... Read More

In the highly competitive retail market, you will hear a lot of talk about the “customer experience.” This concept was once the domain of sales reps and marketing teams, but the general public has gained better awareness in recent years about where the items they buy come from and how they get to the store shelf or front porch. The customer experience begins with looking at an online ad or browsing an e-commerce site, and it ends when the customer disposes of that item someday. ... Read More

As originally published by CoStar. From the outside, the facility at 3231 Paul R. Lowry Road in Memphis, Tennessee, doesn’t look like much more than a typical warehouse. But inside, the recently redeveloped property is home to one of the world’s largest supercomputers. In late 2023, real estate firm Phoenix Investors purchased the former Electrolux facility along with 580 acres of excess industrial land. By March, the property was leased to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI. The deal earned a 2025 CoStar Impact Award for ... Read More