Supply Chain Optimization News
3 Essential Tech Briefs for Supply Chain Executives
These tech briefs, Cloud-Based Supply Chain Technology vs. Traditional On-Premise Software, Push vs. Pull Solutions for Supply Chains, and CPFR Versus Demand Driven Value Networks Replenishment, are short (2 pages), to the point, and packed with insight.
Zara’s Fashion Retail Supply Chain Strategies
Zara has maintained it’s stand as a leader in the apparel industry and what makes it so profitable is it’s unique supply chain strategies.
Incredibly Successful Supply Chain Management: How Does Walmart Do It?
When you drop by Walmart, you are witnessing one of history’s greatest logistical and operational triumphs.
Why a ‘Single Version of Truth’ is Key to a Great Supply Chain
There is a single statistical sales forecast driving all related actions across the supply network, and this therefore drives a single version of the truth.
Global Services Sourcing - IT Integration Drives Innovation
Key Findings from KPMG's Sourcing Advisory 2Q14 - Global Pulse Survey
Retail IQ: Building the Omnichannel Ready Enterprise
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.
What Omni-Channel Retail Trading Needs Is A ‘Logistics Cloud’
With the soaring growth in e-commerce sales likely to decline as some sectors hit maturity, more integration of the supply chains that fulfill e-commerce and conventional retail channels will be required.
A Clear Picture of Transformation
How a methodical approach to performance improvement is transforming a global procurement organization
JDA and IBM Collaborate to Deliver Advanced Omni-Channel Fulfillment Capabilities
New integrated offering will provide retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers with intelligent sourcing, fulfillment and order management capabilities to deliver increased customer satisfaction and profits.
Apple Watch Supply Chain Gearing Up Production
Chip suppliers involved in the supply chain of the Apple Watch are gearing up to start production for the upcoming wearable device, according to industry sources.
Five Action Items for a Global Manufacturer to Consider
“I don’t think that we have met the needs of large multinational manufacturers in the design of supply chain planning as we know it today, I think that vendors are largely competing with each other, and not able to see the true needs of users."
The Shelf-Connected Checklist: How Demand Driven Are You?
How demand driven is your business? And where can you improve?
Take This Test to Find Out How Demand-Driven Your Organization Is
“Shelf-Connected” and “Demand-Driven” have been in use for years within the supply chain community, but only recently has demand-driven value network technology emerged and matured enough to truly be a game-changer.
Three Supply Chain Questions Supply Chain People are Afraid to Ask
Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which there is a desire for harmony within the group, but the result is an irrational or dysfunctional outcome - Wikipedia.
Supply Chain Centers of Excellence
The idea behind a supply chain 'center of excellence' (CoE) is to inject innovation into an organization’s culture through cross-functional engagement of key stakeholders who actually know how the business works and where the real opportunities are hidden.
Tight Coupling of Enterprise Resource Planning to Supply Chain Planning - A Hoax?
Over the last decade, many supply chain experts advocated that tighter integration of SCP with ERP would deliver higher value, however, this is not supported by the facts of a recent study.
Supply Chain Planning & Execution – Merge Ahead
In the last two decades there have been many innovations in advanced planning systems such as new forecasting algorithms, multi-echelon inventory optimization and transportation planning just to name a few.
Mapping Supply Chains in the Global Economy
We all know that supply chains are becoming more and more global, but how often can we actually see them becoming more global?
Google Expands Its Same Day Delivery Service, Puts Heat On Amazon
The company, which is clearly attempting to combat Amazon Prime, has been busy working out deals with major retailers – especially the brick-and-mortar big box stores.
Your Shelf-Connected Checklist: How Demand-Driven Are You?
Today’s advanced capabilities around Demand Driven Value Networks (DDVN) have dramatically changed the game - this checklist identifies the essential requirements of being shelf-connected.
Featured Companies
ModusLink Global Solutions
ModusLink Global Solutions Inc. executes comprehensive supply chain and logistics services that are designed to improve clients’ revenue, cost, sustainability and customer experience objectives, through its wholly owned subsidiary, ModusLink Corporation. ModusLink is a trusted and integrated provider to the…
Liaison Technologies is a global integration and data management company. It provides innovative solutions to integrate, transform, harmonize, manage and secure critical business data on-premise or in the cloud. With a comprehensive array of business-to-business and application-to-application integration and data…
Alteryx Analytic Process Automation provides a platform for supply chain with a unique approach to analytics, data sciences, and IA/ML enabling any organization to transform data into breakthroughs. Organizations utilize Alteryx supply chain automation solutions to anticipate shifts in…
Worksoft® is a leading global provider of automation software for high-velocity business process testing and discovery. Enterprises worldwide use Worksoft intelligent automation to innovate faster, lower technology risk, reduce costs, improve quality, and deeply understand their real end-to-end business processes.…
Logistyx Technologies optimizes businesses’ transportation management execution with industry-leading software, hardware, and knowledge. This unique, comprehensive package offers a configurable solution for smarter shipping anywhere by leveraging a global carrier network and predictive analytics for data and value-driven decisions.
Nolan Transportation Group
Nolan Transportation Group (NTG) provides third-party logistical services for over 15,000 customers across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Our carrier base consists of over 60,000 independent transportation/trucking companies that aid in facilitating the movement of our customers’ product.
nuVizz is an award-winning leading-edge enterprise mobile logistics and crowd workforce management provider. Our mission is to mobilize entire delivery processes, enable enterprise crowd workforce delivery and create new delivery business models enabled by mobile technology. We build mobile applications…
At GE Transportation, we move the world. We are a global digital industrial leader and supplier to the rail, mining, marine, stationary power and drilling industries. Our solutions help customers deliver goods and services with greater speed and greater savings…
Zebra offers technologies that give a virtual voice to an organization’s assets, people and transactions, enabling organizations to unlock greater business value. The company’s extensive portfolio of marking and printing technologies, including RFID and real-time location solutions, illuminates…
Newcastle Systems is a provider of workplace mobility solutions that include a range of mobile computer carts for every mobile workstation need and a unique power pack system that enables companies to maximize workplace efficiencies with smaller investment. Newcastle Systems…
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