Apparel

Ivanka Trump's Supply Chains in China Cloaked in Secrecy

October 16, 2017

It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump's merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes is more secret than ever, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Why APICS Partnered With a Private E-Tailer for Omnichannel Benchmarking

October 16, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

An unusual partnership between a major industry trade group and private retailer seeks to create a system for benchmarking supply-chain performance by e-commerce companies.

New Validation Solution Ensures Data Accuracy and Avoids Shipment Delays

October 5, 2017

Challenge: For a major luxury apparel retailer, missing and inaccurate data in its suppliers' Advance Ship Notices (ASN) caused shipment delays, lost time spent finding and correcting errors, and bad data polluting the retailer's ERP.

Three Reasons Demand Planning Has Finally Come of Age

October 4, 2017

Logility

Wal-Mart Tries to Take Jet.com Upscale

October 4, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

One year after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought Jet.com for $3.3bn, shoppers will get a glimpse of how it hopes to use the startup to battle Amazon.com Inc.

VAI and IBM: Smarter Enterprise Management with Mobile and Social Business

October 2, 2017

VAI

VAI S2K Enterprise - Imperial Bag & Paper

October 2, 2017

VAI

VAI S2K - Black River Produce

October 2, 2017

VAI

How Consumer Brands Can Surf 'The Black Wave'

September 29, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For consumer brands in the age of social media and digital communications, it's a question of sink or swim.

Crocs' Billion Dollar Strategy: Stay Ugly

September 28, 2017

The Washington Post

Crocs, perhaps the most polarizing shoe of our time, is making a comeback.

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.