Behind the Client Projects

Accelerating Supply Chain Performance
This white paper outlines leading practices in merchandise planning, sourcing, logistics, and store operations, and provides examples of companies that are using them to drive significant business benefits. Kurt Salmon Associates is finding that world-class supply chains integrate these functions to create supply chain excellence.

Timing is Everything! An Easy Way to Increase Productivity
Seasonal and limited-life product is trickier to manage than basic product. KSA has been working with leading clients to implement a new planning function called Product Flow Planning (PFP) to help them more intelligently manage product flow timing and quickly realize substantial benefits. This KSA Solutions outlines the key components of a successful PFP function.

Retail DNA: Unlocking the Secrets of Supply Chain Excellence
The 2005 Logistics Study, "Retail DNA: Unlocking the Secrets of Supply Chain Excellence," is a compilation of information drawn from conversations with senior retail and supply chain executives from mass retail general merchandisers, specialty retailers, grocers, and office supply retailers. Conducted by The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and Kurt Salmon Associations (KSA), the study identifies how seemingly diverse organizations assemble key business elements in different ways to drive similar levels of success. It focuses on three areas: key strategic issues, supply chain trends, and elements successful organizations have in common.