Bryan Palma

Bryan Palma

Bryan Palma is senior manager of industry and solutions at Kinaxis, a supply chain management and sales and operation planning software company.

The Pros and Cons of Keeping Buffer Stock in Retail

As COVID-19 continues on and both the Delta and Omicron variants bring more uncertainty, companies are turning to a buffer stock strategy to mitigate the potential downsides of variability. By keeping excess inventory on hand, organizations hope to maintain steady operations amidst unforeseen demand surges. While buffer stock can certainly accomplish this goal, there are…

Agility and Visibility: The Secret to Surviving and Thriving in Retail Today

Online shopping has been on the rise for years, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, that growth skyrocketed in 2020. You just have to look at the trends from this last holiday season to see the proof: 71 percent of U.S. adults were planning to do more than half of their holiday shopping digitally in 2020,…