Global Supply Chain Management

Supplier Risk and Compliance: Increasingly Important but Under-Recognized

May 4, 2012

Most companies today are heavily outsourced and have suppliers spread out across the globe. Yet firms' knowledge of their suppliers and the environments they operate in is often limited and out-of-date, crippling their ability to successfully manage the dynamics of their supply base. This has introduced substantially more risk in global businesses.

Freight Payment Provider Debuts Outsourced Freight Claims Service

May 4, 2012

Cass Information Systems

Cass Information Systems, a provider of transportation, utility, telecom and waste invoice payment and information services, has launched Cass Freight Claims Services, an offering that allows shippers to effectively outsource the labor-intensive process of managing freight loss and damage claims and, in some cases, increase claims recoveries by decreasing threshold levels.

Overcoming Major Enterprise Challenges to CRM

May 4, 2012

CRM Daily

CRM challenges are still a reality in today's market. The question is: How do you overcome them? The bottom line is getting buy-in throughout the organization, from the cubicle worker to the executive suite. How you do that, though, requires an intentional strategy.

Association of European Airlines Wants Parity in EU, U.S. Air Cargo Security Rules

May 3, 2012

British International Freight Association

Europe's leading network carriers, represented by the Association of European Airlines (AEA), are urging U.S. regulators to fully recognise European air cargo security standards and accelerate progress towards a mutual recognition agreement.

Theft of Trade Secrets, Intellectual Property Costs Global Economy Billions, Report Finds

May 3, 2012

CREATe.org

Theft of trade secrets costs jobs and the global economy billions of dollars a year, according to a report released by the Center for Responsible Enterprise and Trade (CREATe.org) - a Washington-based non-profit industry group focused on responsible business practices.

Top Five Considerations for WMS in 2012

May 3, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

The cloud is a viable model for a WMS, says Chuck Fuerst, director of product strategy at HighJump Software. Other things to consider are performance-based applications, labor management solutions, voice technology - and underestimating the cost of a WMS upgrade.

Substantial Number of Small, Mid-Sized Exporters Not Screening for Restricted Parties

May 3, 2012

Amber Road

Mid-market companies are increasingly at risk for violating U.S. export regulations, even as U.S. export volumes continue to grow, according to a report released by Amber Road, a provider of global trade management solutions.

Use Caution in Regulating Mobile Payment, Retail Group Urges

May 2, 2012

National Retail Federation

The National Retail Federation has urged the Federal Trade Commission to move cautiously in establishing regulations for mobile payments, and said any rules that are adopted should parallel those for the underlying form of payment and not be specific to the technology.

Corporate Sustainability Efforts Fall Short of Stated Goals, Study Finds

May 2, 2012

Environmental Leader

An analysis of 600 U.S. companies finds pockets of leadership on sustainability practices and performances - but overall the group has fallen short of expectations in four measured categories.

The Payoff of Customer Preference Planning

May 2, 2012

Gene Bornac, Product Manager Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Planning, Manhattan Associates

The days of planning based on history or store volume have gone the way of the buggy whip. It is no longer enough for buyers to arm themselves with a spreadsheet and a prayer. Omni-channel commerce requires companies to re-think their planning processes in order to profit. In this new retail environment, old paradigms have been shaken, replaced by much more complicated planning tools that answer the omni-channel commerce questions that can make or break a business.