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Over the last few years, VMI is has become a high pr ofile topic in the supply chain industry, commonly known as VMI or “vendor-managed inventory,” the model is all about improving service levels and reducing risk while optimizing inventory.

The supply chain best-of-breed vendors respond to SCCT needs from their position of business process functionality support strength, whether that is supply chain planning, response management, supply chain execution or fulfillment synchronization. The planning vendor will tend to extend and integrate supply and demand planning with supply chain execution flows, including order fulfillment, transportation, logistics and inventory movement.

“The combination of SERUS and E2open provides the broadest set of capabilities for business networks in the market today” - Bob Ferrari.

Many companies use the word "supply chain planner" to describe an entry level job dealing with the demand forecasting and material scheduling but is this the entire scope of supply chain planning?

When it comes to Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), forecasters and planners need to work together to achieve financial performance targets.

Learn how innovators such as Avnet and Radisys are able to respond to ever-changing customer demands quickly while keeping previous commitments; manage constraints to increase fulfillment; and raise overall profitability. Hear how creating confidence in your customer ultimately creates the foundation for a sustainable and profitable partnership for both you and your customers.

HP's Plans for Global Supply Chain Visibility - An In-Depth Discussion of HP's View of Their Future Supply Chain, and the Strategies and Technologies Needed to Support a Profitable and Customer-Centric Approach for Supply Chain Planning and Customer Fulfillment

View highlighted excerpts from the EBN live chat on The Future of Direct Procurement, along with Pierre Mitchell, chief research officer at Spend Matters, and host Hailey Lynn McKeefry, managing editor of EBNOnline.

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.

For supply chain professionals, the challenges multiply with each passing day. Like everyone else, I see disruptive events such as natural disasters, security breaches, technology failures, political unrest and economic instability in the news 24/7, and these events are greatly affecting today’s global supply chains.

E2open joins many leading, global businesses that have earned the prestigious ISO 27001 certification, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com

The primary goal of the Interplanetary Supply Chain Management and Logistics Architectures (IPSCM&LA) project is to develop a comprehensive SCM framework and planning tool for space logistics.

E2open has acquired icon-scm with the intention of creating a stronger service for collaborative planning and execution.

The impact of the cloud on logistics can sometimes be so overwhelming that it's hard to discern exactly what it is changing. In the next few hundred words, we'll boil down the essence of this revolution and why you should expect more than ever from your 3PL.

E2open today announced the availability of E2 Planning & Response version 11.2, which includes improved “what-if” scenario and simulation capabilities, network planning visualization and analytics, and certified SAP adapters.