EDI Communication (XML/EDI)

CommerceHub to Acquire Retail Technology Provider Mercent

January 14, 2015

CommerceHub, provider of a software platform for electronic commerce, is acquiring Mercent, a Seattle, Wash.-based vendor of retail technology.

Tiger Cool Express Acquires 35 Temp-Controlled Containers

January 14, 2015

Tiger Cool Express LLC

Tiger Cool Express LLC, a provider of temperature-controlled intermodal transportation of produce and other food products, has acquired 35 additional domestic containers.

Drawing the Omnichannel Road Map

January 14, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

What does it take to develop an omnichannel road map? Joe Dunlap, senior director of supply-chain services with Fortna, lays out the steps that companies need to take. And he explains why the omnichannel is not for everyone.

Epicor Acquires ShopVisible; Partners on Electronic Payment

January 13, 2015

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has completed its acquisition of ShopVisible LLC, a provider of cloud-based software for retail order management and digital commerce.

Celestica's Top Priorities for Improving Forecast Accuracy

January 7, 2015

Jeff Murphy, Director, Supply Chain Managed Services, Celestica

Too Much Information? Not a Problem for Dow AgroSciences

January 6, 2015

JP Swanson, Global Supply Chain Analyst, Dow AgroSciences

How Anritsu Achieved End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

January 6, 2015

Dave Stenfort, Director of Operations, Anritsu

Cognex Issues PowerGrid Technology for 2D Barcode Reading

January 5, 2015

Cognex Corp.

Cognex Corp., a vendor of machine-vision technology, has developed a new system for reading 2D matrix and Direct Part Mark (DPM) barcodes.

Navigating Supply-Chain Complexity

January 5, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

E-commerce, the ever-present risk of supply disruptions, volatile and unpredictable consumer demand - they're all combining to create global supply chains with more complexity than ever before. Valerie Bonebrake, senior vice president of Tompkins International, describes the challenge, and offers some solutions.

Aras Issues Microsoft Azure-Certified Version of PLM Suite

December 30, 2014

Aras

Aras has made available a Microsoft Azure-certified version of its Innovator suite of applications for project lifecycle management.

EDI Communication (XML/EDI)

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding electronic data interchange (EDI) and extensible markup language (XML) and their impact on supply chain management. New developments in EDI and XML communication - both formats for exchanging business data - are transforming the way companies operate and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using EDI and XML communication for supply chain optimization.