Supply Chain Optimization

Supply chain management is no longer a cost center for business. To many manufacturing companies, it is now considered the most important part of the business.

The demand for nonfinancial performance and sustainability information is a business imperative and an opportunity to forge a smarter, more competitive corporation.

E2open today announced that Stephan Hofmann, Sean Rollings and David Vallejo have been recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine as 2014 Pros to Know, a listing of top supply and demand chain industry professionals.

The challenges companies face today are daunting. A virtual explosion of IT system data and the interdependencies of global business have created complex demand and supply networks that render traditional planning approaches obsolete.

Manufacturing supply chains must prioritize flexibility and visibility if they are to adapt to a global marketplace that is evolving to be simultaneously volatile, personalized, and demanding of quality in product and service.

A research study by the MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation and PricewaterhouseCoopers titled “Supply chain and risk management” identifies and explores the four levels of supply chain maturity.

Regardless of what industry you're in, increasing the visibility of your supply chain is the only way to keep your company from ever facing the intense consumer backlash that comes with the discovery of counterfeit components cropping up in your supply chain.

Innovating and optimizing the value chain is vital to success in today’s global economy. It enables companies to make informed and profitable decisions, monitor the impact of those decisions, and rapidly respond to the unexpected changes common in a volatile business environment.

We call this progress the Product Value Chain, an integrated business model powered by Oracle that offers rich new strategies for executives to collectively leverage enterprise Agile PLM, Product Data Hub, Enterprise Data Quality for Products, and other industry leading Oracle applications to achieve further incremental value.

Oracle’s Value Chain Planning solutions can be deployed as standalone applications – enabling you to solve your most important problems first – or integrated with Oracle E-Business suite, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne or other ERP solutions, delivering a rapid ROI in all environments.

Your logistics network is continuously changing and is more complex than ever before. The need to control costs, meet sustainability goals and satisfy internal and external customer demands requires new thinking.

Jim Tompkins, CEO of Tompkins International and noted supply chain expert, will reveal how retailers can tackle roadblocks and ensure successful strategies at the 2013 National Retail Federation (NRF) Global Supply Chain Summit opening keynote on May 20.

At the end of 2012, GSCS had delivered significant cost savings to Weathermatic, including reducing Weathermatic’s costs by 24% within the first three weeks of engagement, and radically improved supply chain processes.

Next Generation Logistics, Inc., (NGL) a leading provider of managed freight services, TMS software, and supply chain consulting announces achieving a quarter-century servicing the supply chain industry.

It is our goal to be able to provide you with all the information you need to manage your business. In the transportation industry there are key contributors of valuable information and in this 2:00 Minute Warning we provide you access to these resources, all in one location.

Get a quick look at the powerful impact demand-driven supply chains can bring to your customer satisfaction and operational value in this short video from Jim Tompkins, CEO of Tompkins International, and Greg Brady, CEO of One Network. Learn why demand-driven is the only operations strategy that succeeds in today’s complex, multichannel environment in which customer expectations change as quickly as new technologies emerge.

CFOs strongly believe that good supply chain performance is vital to financial success. Studies show that a majority of CFOs believe the supply chain is directly linked to their ability to meet corporate objectives. One third of C-level supply chain executives view supply chain management as a market strategy differentiator.

There is broad agreement that inventory should be optimized to properly match demand. Yet achieving this continues to prove difficult for many companies. The insight and best practices offered here will help you understand the importance of sound inventory practices and put your inventory optimization initiative on a success track.