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Is Your S&OP Process In Tune With Your Organization?

September 16, 2013

The problem with many sales and operations planning efforts is that they don't match the "cadence" of all functions within a business, says Marko Pukkila, research director with Gartner Supply Chain Research.

NGC Unveils New Version of PLM, SCM, ERP Applications

August 23, 2013

NGC Software

NGC Software has developed version 14 of its product-lifecycle management (PLM), supply-chain management (SCM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications.

The ABCs of Sales & Operations Planning

August 23, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

John Boyer Jr., president of J.E. Boyer Co. Inc., explains the basics of sales and operations planning, and details the benefits to be obtained from embracing the process within the organization.

The New World of Profitability: Everybody Wins

August 22, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Hard to believe, but profitability hasn't been the driving force behind sales and operations planning within most businesses - until now. Gregory Schlegel, adjunct professor of supply chain risk management at Lehigh University, explains why.

How Demand Sensing Is Changing the Role of the Forecaster

August 16, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Rick Davis, vice president of business planning with Kellogg USA, makes the case for applying sophisticated demand-sensing capabilities to the planning and forecasting process.

Aras Makes Latest PLM Platform Available for Download

August 14, 2013

Aras

Aras, a vendor of open-source software for product lifecycle management (PLM), has made available for download the latest release of the Aras Innovator PLM platform and application suite.

Crunching the Numbers: A Look at Supply-Chain Analytics

August 14, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

It's more than just number-crunching. Lalit Wadwha, vice president of global supply chain operations with Avnet Electronics Marketing, lays out the fundamentals of supply-chain analytics.

Creating Supply Chain Value with Big Data Analytics

August 5, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Big data can be a powerful enabler of better business decisions, but getting the right data to the right person in an actionable form presents huge challenges. Richard Sharpe, CEO of Competitive Insights, helps demystify the subject and explains why mastering big data is worth the effort.

Office Depot's Demand-driven, Omni-channel Supply Chain

July 22, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Previously a company with three distinct supply chains serving commercial businesses, e-commerce customers and a chain of brick-and-mortar stores, Office Depot now operates a single omni-channel supply chain with one inventory base.

Just How Much Inventory Is Out There, Anyway?

July 8, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Hamish Brewer, chief executive officer of JDA Software, was giving a speech at the Economic Club of Phoenix last year, when the topic of global inventory levels came up. The question he posed: How much stuff is currently in transit or socked away in warehouses the world over? The answer: Nobody really knows.