Supply chain planning - Articles - Page 35

Trace One, SGS Launch New Tool for Supply-Chain Visibility

March 13, 2015

Trace One has joined with SGS to create an integrated platform that provides "farm-to-fork" visibility throughout the supply chain for brand owners, manufacturers and suppliers.

How to Think About True End-to-End Supply-Chain Transformation

March 12, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

How should companies approach the challenge of end-to-end transformation? What exactly does the process encompass? And what are the benefits of a successful initiative? Michael Albritton, director of AlixPartners, supplies the answers.

Future Forces Facing Global Supply Chains

March 12, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Jade Rodysill, principal in the supply-chain practice of EY, details the challenges that supply-chain managers will face in the coming years. He also talks about the requirements of a great leader, and answers the question "Is there a 'best' supply chain?"

Epicor Issues New Version of Eagle N Series, Acquires Insite Software

March 10, 2015

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp has released version 24.1 of the Epicor Eagle N series for retail business management.

Amber Road Acquires Global Sourcing Tool ecVision

March 10, 2015

Amber Road

Amber Road, a vendor of global trade management software, has acquired ecVision, a provider of cloud-based global sourcing and collaborative supply-chain applications.

Waking Up From the West Coast Port Nightmare: Where Do We Go From Here?

March 9, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Assuming that the rank and file of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) ratifies the new five-year contract negotiated with terminal operators, West Coast ports can finally focus on getting container-handling operations back to normal. So is everyone happy?

Six Challenges for Supply Chains in Emerging Markets

March 6, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What does it take to overcome the logistics challenges of serving customers in emerging markets?

How to Ensure Global Trade Compliance

March 5, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Exporters can get into serious trouble if they lack an effective trade-compliance program. Attorney Christos Linardakis, senior counsel with the Braumiller Law Group, shares some real-life stories of international sales gone wrong.

Meeting the Challenge of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

March 5, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Enrique Castillo, president and chief operating officer of Fast Logistics Group, relates how the lead logistics provider adopted a sales and operations planning (S&OP) process to improve the reliability of delivery for major consumer-goods brands. A finalist in the SupplyChainBrain/CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Award for 2014.

The Future of PLM: From 'Engineered' to Collaborative Environment

March 5, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Information technology tools have played a large role in advancing the efficiency of product development over the past 20 years. In terms of helping organizations opening lines of communication and better integrating product development with essential supply chain and manufacturing processes, however, the impact has been less impressive. – Pierfrancesco Manenti, Vice President, Research, SCM World