GT Nexus resources

True unit costing is a better way of calculating sourcing costs when looking beyond China. A look at design, manufacturing, shipping & distribution.

Bridging the divide between domestic and international TMS for a single global supply chain view.

Preserving customer experience: Proactive companies know what’s happening further up the supply chain to eliminate TMS silos and disruptions.

Retailers can’t afford to wait too long to get started to optimize the fulfillment side of omni-channel retailing.

Companies that can react to consumer demand the fastest in the supply chain, seamlessly across channels, can win the loyalty of increasingly fickle and demanding customers. However, most retailers examine only the final links in the chain (from their DCs to stores to consumers) and are missing opportunities to gain clarity and agility earlier on.

Many companies today still employ various point solutions from niche AP and P2P software providers to execute the financial supply chain. In doing so, companies over-complicate the very process they seek to simplify. Point solutions reside in a silo, preventing the flow of data across departments such as sourcing, logistics, treasury and finance.

Customers that shop more than one channel are 43% more profitable than single channel shoppers - Source: RSR Research - Omni-Channel 2013: The Long Road to Adoption.

As supply chain networks become larger and more complex, the winners in their markets will be those who customers can rely on the most.

This paper commissioned by GT Nexus and produced by Aite Group, shows that supply chain finance can ensure business continuity across the entire value chain.

Retail industry analyst Sahir Anand from Edgell Knowledge Network describes how to create a single view and vision for orders and supply chain transactions - from source to settlement to sale - across any channel.

To move forward, it is important for supply chain leaders to get clear on the definitions of supply chain visibility and to align IT and line-of-business leaders on a road map to close the gap.

Today’s Fundamentally Different Supply Chain Rapid globalization and expansion into new sourcing and selling regions are transforming supply chains. Transportation methods that worked in the past are no longer viable for many companies.

Disasters that affect the supply chain will never be avoidable – but the operational and financial havoc created by them can be. Globalization and the concept of a lean supply chain exposes companies to more risk from major disasters than ever, and companies must plan for and act confidently when they occur. Hear stories of disruptions and the best strategies for handling them with cloud technology.

In September 2013, GT Nexus conducted a survey to compare and contrast retail consumer buying patterns and product delivery expectations in the context of today's new multichannel retail environment. It found that consumers purchased across an array of channels, trending towards greater variety with younger demographics.

This Market Spotlight combines past research with current thinking about the challenges that continue to face manufacturers. It also discusses how visibility defined, and then enabled through cloud-based collaborative networks, can be a powerful tool in both solving existing business problems and anticipating new ones.