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What Threat, If Any, Does AmazonSupply Pose to Industrial Distributors?

January 30, 2015

With any discussion regarding the future of industrial distribution, the impact of AmazonSupply is sure to come up. Distributors seem to have differing views on this impact, ranging from fear of ArmageddonSupply to a shrug indicating "this too, shall pass."

Honeywell Debuts Four Barcode Scanners for Retail

January 27, 2015

Honeywell

Honeywell has unveiled a new suite of Voyager barcode scanners for retailers.

Wavelink Unveils Updates to Avalanche Mobility Platform

January 27, 2015

Wavelink

Wavelink has updated its mobility management software platform, Wavelink Avalanche.

How Sears Holding Company Optimized Online Fulfillment

January 27, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Sears Holding Company needed to improve service to online shoppers, to stay competitive with both traditional and e-commerce rivals. Chief supply chain officer Bill Hutchinson and vice president Jeff Starecheski tell how it was done. A finalist in the SupplyChainBrain/CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Award for 2014.

Manufacturing Capacity Is Leaving China. But Where's It Going?

January 26, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

We've heard it before: manufacturing is leaving China and coming back to the West. But the reality isn't that simple.

Supply Chains of the Future: Where Will We Get the Talent?

January 23, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Companies are desperate for new talent to help them achieve supply-chain excellence, as they grapple with ever-larger volumes of data and increasing unpredictability in consumer markets. A SupplyChainBrain Roundtable discussion with Benji Green, director of global supply chain operations with Avaya; Trevor Miles, executive vice president of thought leadership with Kinaxis, and Roddy Martin, managing director of Accenture Supply Chain Strategies.

10 Years After: How Close Are We to True Demand-Driven Supply Chains?

January 22, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

It's been about a decade since companies began talking about the dream of a truly "demand-driven" supply chain. How far have we come? Roddy Martin, managing director of Accenture Supply Chain Strategies, provides a progress report.

Schneider Electric: A Global Vision of Supply-Chain Excellence

January 22, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Alain Huillet, program director with Schneider Electric, relates his company's journey toward achieving true end-to-end supply-chain visibility.

Artificial Intelligence Meets Inventory Optimization

January 22, 2015

Nucleus Research

Inventory optimization vendors are starting to leverage artificial intelligence as a means to optimize complex supply chains for large stock holdings and multiple stocking locations, according to the Technology Value Matrix for Inventory Optimization released by Nucleus Research.

Managing Demand: How Agility Replaces Predictability

January 21, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

With consumer markets more volatile and unpredictable than ever before, companies need to make up for a lack of forecast accuracy with supply chains that can rapidly respond to changing demand, says Chris Vosse, business systems analyst with Teradyne.