Purolator International has launched its first Long Island Supply Chain Index, a quarterly survey of Long Island, N.Y. manufacturers' business forecasts for the six months ahead.

Zoltan Pekar, vice president of the Global Supply Chain Division of Roland DG Corp., discusses how the company is transforming itself from a maker of computer peripherals to a leading provider of digital solutions.

Paul Collier, supply chain senior manager of Amgen, talks about the major initiatives that the company has undertaken to improve supply-chain planning, collaboration and regulatory compliance.

JDA Software Group, Inc. has released JDA Connect for SAP HANA.

ModusLink Global Solutions Inc. has launched its Aftersales Management Solution.

Realizing that "the forecast is always wrong," Trinity Rail opts instead to focus on creating a "sense-and-respond" supply chain, to deal with real-world developments in demand for transportation equipment.