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A Holistic Approach to Source-to-Pay
March 12, 2015
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.
Retail IQ: Building the Omnichannel Ready Enterprise
December 1, 2014
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.
Assurance of Supply: How Confidence in a Reliable Supply Stream Creates Healthy Companies
September 19, 2014
As supply chain networks become larger and more complex, the winners in their markets will be those who customers can rely on the most.
Supply Assurance: Eliminating Capital-Related Risk to Prevent Supply Disruption
September 18, 2014
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.
Solutions & Strategies for Supply Assurance and Collaboration
September 17, 2014
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.
Supply Chain Visibility in Business Networks
September 7, 2014
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.
Five Ways to Reinvent Your Transportation Management Strategy
May 29, 2014
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.
When Disaster Strikes
January 2, 2014
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.
2013 Global Consumer Report
December 10, 2013
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.
The Visibility Imperative in the Massively Multidimensional Supply Chain
November 18, 2013
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.
Supply Chain Segmentation Enabled
November 1, 2013
Some companies may have made the supply chain an area of strategic focus (Walmart and Zara in retail; P&G and Unilever in consumer product goods; Apple in consumer electronics), but even the most successful of them are now under intense new pressure to cut costs further: to do more with even less.
Cloud Information Technology: A Model for the Networked Company
September 4, 2013
The best cloud offerings in supply chain will not only provide a platform. They will include tools that the IT team can use to configure the software to meet their unique business needs, gain access to a community of partners, connect seamlessly to other systems, and analyze high quality data from a single information source.
Case Study: Patagonia
August 21, 2013
“This software allows for a balcony view of the status of shipments and payments. Suppliers are clear…we’re clear. And payment is executed on time. That’s huge. That takes the place of 10-12 emails that aimed to get to the bottom of when they will get paid. It puts a lot of strain on the relationship. Visibility has improved for Patagonia and our suppliers and a byproduct of that is a much better relationship...” Doug Freeman, Vice President...
Convergence of Physical and Financial Global Supply Chains
August 21, 2013
In the world of global trade, the physical, financial, and information networks are becoming increasingly intertwined. This paper describes the evolution of new financial models this convergence enables and discusses some of the new technology required to seize the opportunities created.
Holistic Supply Chain Management
August 21, 2013
There's been a renewal of interest in the past few years around optimizing working capital in the supply chain, and cloud technology makes it easier. Visibility on a cloud-based platform and having standardized, electronic documentation over the network gives managers the tools they need to free up as much cash as possible in the supply chain.