Supply Chain

This white paper is a collaborative effort among the University of Tennessee, the Sourcing Industry Group, the Center for Outsourcing Research and Education, the International Association for Contracts and Commercial Management, and was the inspiration for the 2015 book, Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy: Harnessing the Potential of Sourcing Business Models in Modern Procurement.

This case study is a perfect example of the journey of Telia Company AB, a Swedish listed telecommunications company and mobile network operator, of the dynamics of the Vested learning and implementation process.

This case study details how Dell and FedEx Supply Chain stopped thinking about “What’s in it for Me (WIIFMe)” and embraced Vested’s “What’s in it for We (WIIFWe)” mindset, and how, by reinventing their relationship achieved record-breaking results.

How CFOs are Leveraging Intelligent Control Towers to Align Financial and Supply Chain Decision-Making.

As Black Friday 2018 made loud and clear, most consumers today would prefer to have an online omnichannel shopping experience than a traditional in-store visit.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected once again by Parliament, throwing the country deeper into a political crisis and raising the prospect that the divorce will be delayed or even reversed.

Today is International Women's Day; Kathleen Marran, vice president of marketing, diverse segments, at UPS, writes about how this moment is a breakthrough for women in global trade, and even more, how inclusion represents a real chance to strengthen communities.

How much does a long tail really cost you? It's more than you think.

Accurate forecasting is strategic. Every decision by management is ultimately based on a forecast, so getting it right is important.

If you’re an eCommerce retailer losing money every year due to lost or mis-managed inventory, you’re not using the correct management software.

As President Trump claims that billions are flowing into Treasury from tariffs, new data shows it’s coming from American companies - The National Retail Federation is calling on Congress to pass legislation to exclude some items from the administration’s tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.

Avetta and Browz, two providers of SaaS-based supply chain risk management software, have merged forming a formidable combined company focused on delivering the best in supply chain risk management services, the transaction expands their global network to 85,000 customers in over 100 countries.

Network design as a discipline is complex and most organizations struggle to answer network design questions or test hypotheses in weeks, let alone days, and certainly not hours, but it doesn't have to be that difficult.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association, the National Retail Association, and the Association for Supply Chain Management welcomed President Trump's decision to delay the March 1st China tariff hike on thousands of everyday consumer products.

This paper offers insight into managing supply chain and product complexity by providing background into the complexity’s sources, a framework for understanding its drivers, and methods to manage it.

Tive, Inc., a leading provider of in-transit supply chain tracking solutions, has announced the release of its new real-time visibility tracker product: the Tive Solo™.

When you think about all the players involved in a single shipment’s journey, it is really no wonder how often there are issues and inconsistencies in the supply chain, however, shipping on the blockchain will eliminate much of the hassle with poor visibility and paperwork problems.

This white paper details how end-to-end visibility will bring about a cognitive, predictive and digital supply chain, in which the flow of goods, resources, and people are mapped by an equivalent flow of information.

One of Canada’s largest retailers partnered with LEGACY Supply Chain Services to develop a full-scale, custom supply chain solution – supporting the client’s growth and enabling rapid expansion into new retail markets.

This white paper describes how a radically different approach to supply chain yields vastly improved results.