Product Lifecycle Management

Coping With the Nightmare of Consumer-Product Recalls

May 12, 2014

My previous post covered the difficulty of tracing and ensuring the quality of automotive and aerospace parts. The job is just as tough for consumer packaged goods and food producers.

Epicor Issues New Version of ERP and Related Applications

May 7, 2014

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has released version 10 of Epicor ERP (enterprise resource planning).

SAP's Ariba Network Moving to HANA In-Memory Platform

May 6, 2014

SAP AG

The Ariba sourcing and procurement network, now part of SAP AG, is moving to the SAP HANA in-memory platform for real-time computing.

In Automotive and Aerospace, Every Part Matters

May 5, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Think it's tough tracking finished goods from source to sale? Trying doing the same for the millions of parts that go into them.

GS1 Healthcare US Issues UDI Implementation Guideline

May 2, 2014

GS1 Healthcare US

GS1 Healthcare US, an industry group formed to promote GS1 standards in the U.S. healthcare industry, has published an implementation guideline for addressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new regulation for Unique Device Identification (UDI).

How CLIF Bar Integrated Business Planning

May 1, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Vicky Grillo, senior demand planning manager with CLIF Bar, relates the company's experience in launching a formal sales and operations planning process, and what was learned along the way.

TAKE Supply Chain Releases New Version of Collaboration Software

April 30, 2014

Take Supply Chain

TAKE Supply Chain has released version 7.4 of OneSCM Enterprise, the vendor's software for supply-chain collaboration.

JDA Software Unveils New Retail Collaboration App

April 29, 2014

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has released JDA Flowcasting, an application for supply-chain management and collaboration among manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

Collaboration: Is it Really Happening?

April 29, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Despite talk of the importance of collaboration in shaping demand, many companies have yet to achieve that ambitious goal, says Scott Roy, collaboration planning manager with Wells Enterprises Inc.

Sensing and Shaping: New Ideas in Demand Planning

April 28, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Time to shed old ideas about demand planning, and embrace the concepts of demand sensing and shaping, says Charlie Chase, chief industry consultant for demand solutions with SAS Institute Inc.

Product Lifecycle Management

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding product lifecycle management and its impact on supply chain management. New developments in product lifecycle software - which manages product information from design to disposal - 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 product lifecycle management solutions for supply chain optimization.