Product Lifecycle Management

Planning for Uncertainty in Supply Network Design

June 15, 2012

Jake Barr, Global Director, Supply Network Operations, The Procter & Gamble Co.

The State of the Healthcare Supply Chain 2012

June 15, 2012

Eric O'Daffer, Research Director, Gartner

How Unilever Derives Value From Its Supply Chain

June 15, 2012

Pier Luigi Sigismondi, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Unilever

Red Star Traders Takes Control of Import Supply Chain

June 15, 2012

Lenny Vainberg, Managing Principal, Red Star Traders

Camstar Issues Cloud-Based Tool to Aid in New-Product Introductions

June 7, 2012

Camstar Systems Inc.

Camstar Systems Inc. has released the NPI (New Product Introduction) Accelerator for manufacturers. The tool is intended to help users design, test and speed up the NPI process.

SAP's U.S. Subsidiary Agrees to Acquire Procurement Specialist Ariba

May 30, 2012

SAP AG

SAP America, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Germany's SAP AG, has agreed to acquire Ariba, the software vendor specializing in procurement and business-to-business commerce.

New Life for Warehouse VMI

May 29, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

The demand for vendor-managed inventory programs in warehouses behaves "as a pendulum swinging back and forth between supplier and retailer," says John Mayer, vice president of sales with Park City Group. Over the last six to 12 months, he says, it has swung back in the direction of favoring VMI. Mayer has seen particular interest in the technique in the grocery industry.

CombineNet Offers New Capabilities for Electronic Auctions

May 25, 2012

CombineNet Inc.

CombineNet Inc., a provider of strategic-sourcing systems for global supply chains, has developed new capabilities which allow procurement and sourcing managers to manage electronic sourcing events in a single platform.

Terra Technology Unveils App for Long-Term Demand Sensing

May 22, 2012

Terra Technology

Terra Technology has added to its Demand Sensing product suite with the introduction of a Long-Term Demand Sensing (LDS) application.

Coping With Demand Variability in the Electronics Supply Chain

May 18, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

The electronic industry has always been characterized by high variability in supply and demand. With recent natural disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and flooding in the parts of the U.S., the problem has only become more acute. Tackling it requires state-of-the-art systems, strong management commitment, good customer service, well-run business processes, integration among functions and effective inventory-control procedures, says Dave Lentz, director of innovation and solutions marketing with Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas.

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.