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2013 Supply Chain Innovation Awards, Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

January 3, 2014

Innovation of the Year: Smart packaging creates right size box for every item shipped from e-commerce centers Winner: Staples & Packsize International; Runner-Up: PepsiCo; Finalists: LMI, Motorola Solutions, Pa. Liquor Control Board, IBM

High-tech Manufacturers Not Fully Utilizing Capabilities of ERP Systems, Survey Finds

January 3, 2014

Epicor

The majority of high-tech manufacturers are limited in utilizing their modern enterprise resource planning solutions and understanding how technology innovation can drive greater customer experience, according to a survey conducted by IDC Manufacturing Insights.

Alcohol-Control Authority Toasts Vendor-Managed Inventory System

December 30, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

By leaving much of the management up to its many suppliers of wines and spirits and by postponing transfer of ownership, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board saves an estimated $100m.

Alcohol-Control Authority Toasts Vendor-Managed Inventory System

December 30, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

By leaving much of the management up to its many suppliers of wines and spirits and by postponing transfer of ownership, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board saves an estimated $100m.

Smaller Companies With Same Complexities as Big Players Now Offered IT Solutions They Need

December 30, 2013

ChainLink Research

Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have many of the same complexities as large corporations, but with a very different set of constraints. As a result, in the past SMBs did not have access to the same depth of solution functionality available to large enterprises. Increasingly that picture is changing.

Hold Up, Here's Why You Shouldn't Buy a New ERP System Just Yet

December 30, 2013

CFO

Companies frequently undertake large enterprise resource planning system replacement programs that are totally unnecessary.

Three Supply Chain Stocking Stuffers Every CEO Wants

December 27, 2013

Greg Brady, CEO, One Network Enterprises

Why are CEOs allocating more of their valuable time to thinking about their supply chain?

Prepping Your Company for That All-Important ERP Implementation

December 23, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Jonathan Gross, vice president and legal counsel for Pemeco Consulting.

Prediction: A Fourth of Today's Cloud-Services Providers Will Disappear in Next Two Years

December 23, 2013

CIO

Cloud adopters face serious risk in the next two years because of the strong possibility that their provider will be acquired or forced out of business, according to Gartner.

Robust Growth Seen in Business Intelligence Software, But Companies Must Deploy Solutions Properly

December 23, 2013

Chief Executive

Until recently, projects were largely initiated by and implemented for IT departments, rather than business, and the focus was primarily on eliminating silos and moving from departmental to enterprise programs. That focus has shifted and the shift has led to a $14bn global market for business intelligence software in 2013"”one expected to eclipse $17bn by 2016, according to Gartner Group estimates.