RedPrairie Corp. has released version 2012.1 of its suite of supply-chain software applications. The update links execution capabilities to the store and commerce sites, giving retailers, manufacturers and distributors greater visibility of product and data.

GT Nexus has entered into a partnership with WNS (Holdings) Ltd., a provider of global business-process outsourcing (BPO) services.

Challenge: As a global leader in enterprise communications systems, our client needed a way to manage and coordinate large, complex deliveries of equipment to their customers for installs without disrupting ongoing business operations.

Challenge: Our client, the leading global service provider for optimizing Internet traffic, had been warehousing and distributing its serialized services and equipment through an off-site vendor. The operation was entirely manual, utilizing spreadsheets, e-mails and telephone communication. The client saw the need for a more efficient, tech-savvy way to conduct business and minimize errors.

Challenge: In variety retailing market where customers face shopping options at nearly every street corner, building trusted relationships with customers and maintaining their loyalty is the recipe for success. And the only way to earn that trust and keep customers coming back for more is to have the right products on its shelves at the right time, every time.

Challenge: A leading supplier of specialist medical devices and equipment for global markets was humming along nicely until a critical part was not delivered on time, and an important customer became unhappy. Clearly the ERP system was not good enough - Supply Chain Visibility and Supplier Collaboration were required to ensure mistakes of this magnitude never happened again. Other objectives included: Reduce raw material inventory levels; Increase inventory turns by 20%; Reduce manual processes; Reduce expediting; Continue to meet or exceed customer service levels; Promote stronger, collaborative relationship between buyers and suppliers.

Challenge: A critical division of a multi-billion dollar medical device manufacturer had several initiatives. Stabilize Inventory Levels: Inventory reduction project already complete; Ensure critical-part availability; Stock-outs not acceptable. Streamline Supplier Communication: Reduce time buyers spend on tactical purchasing; Increase time buyers spend on strategic buying and sourcing; Improve communication between material handlers, buyers, suppliers. Find a solution that Worked with ERP system. Evolve Personnel operations: Transactional to Strategic; Complex to Simple; Semi-Collaborative to Fully-Collaborative; High Transaction Cost to Lower Cost; Fragmented Integration to a Fully Integrated System.