Apparel

'Know Sooner, Act Faster': A Supply-Chain Mantra

December 11, 2013

C.J. Wehlage, VP High Tech Solutions, Kinaxis

Should We Forget About the Forecast?

December 10, 2013

Jim White, Jake Barr and C.J. Wehlage

How Can Companies Respond Rapidly to Demand?

December 10, 2013

Trevor Miles, VP Thought Leadership, Kinaxis

RFID-based Inventory Tracking System Rolled Out for Apparel Industry

December 9, 2013

RFID Journal

After two years of trialing and then deploying an inventory-tracking RFID system for a large European apparel retailer, sister companies IER and SDV are now marketing a solution based on that deployment. The offering, known as iD by SDV, combines SDV's software and logistics services with IER's RFID tags and readers, enabling users to track goods from the point of manufacture to the point of sale.

How Agilent Technologies Measures Up

December 9, 2013

Ethan Hunt, Supply Chain Consultant, Agilent Technologies

First Solar: Balancing Cost and Customer Service

December 9, 2013

Mark Zeni, Director of Fulfillment, First Solar

NCR: An Old-Line Company Never Stops Changing

December 9, 2013

Gordon Pearson, Global Inventory Director, NCR

Why the U.S. Transportation System Is Falling Apart

December 6, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What's eating the American transportation infrastructure? Corrosion.

How Contract Manufacturers Are Expanding Their Services

December 6, 2013

Arpad Hevizi, VP, Supply Chain Solutions, Celestica

How First Solar Keeps Pace With Demand

December 6, 2013

Jennifer Bell, Systems Analyst, First Solar

Apparel

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the apparel industry — which consists of companies that manufacture clothing, accessories and footwear. Learn how apparel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.