Apparel

How to Battle Counterfeits and Global IP Theft

January 16, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Call it the dark side of international commerce: fakes, frauds and thought thieves. Time to take action.

Happy New Year. Are You Ready for the Sharing Economy?

January 5, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The future of commerce in products and services lies in sharing. Is that a good thing?

The Practical Approach to S&OP

December 22, 2014

Logility

Benefits of RFID Technology to Apparel Industry Are Many, and ROI Is Assured

December 22, 2014

ChainLink Research

RFID retail inventory management can deliver benefits for most apparel retailers now. The basic handheld solution is not hard to understand, delivers real ROI and has a relatively low investment hurdle. Yes, employee training and compliance is a headache, but this is true for many jobs in retail, and it does not change the fact that significant sales uplift is not only possible, but typical.

Holiday Retail Madness: Who Will Pay for 'Free' Shipping?

December 22, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

There was a time, not too long ago, when retail industry analysts were predicting that online merchandisers would soon stop offering free shipping on orders. How wrong they were.

How Red Wing Shoes Streamlined S&OP and Boosted Performance

December 18, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

In a multi-year, multi-phase project covering people, processes and technology, Red Wing Shoes streamlined and improved its S&OP process, cutting planning time from six weeks to three and reducing inventory by 27 percent.

Analytics in the DC

December 17, 2014

FORTE

From "What Happened?" to "What's Coming?"

How RedWing Shoes Streamlined S&OP and Boosted Performance

December 12, 2014

Stephanie Grothe, Process Improvement Manager-Supply Chain, Redwing Shoes

Opera Company in Taiwan Uses RFID Technology to Track Equipment

December 9, 2014

RFID Journal

Taiwan's GuoGuang Opera Co. has deployed an RFID system from EPC Solutions Taiwan to help track the locations and distribution of thousands of costumes and accessories stored within its warehouse.

Are Spreadsheets Sabotaging Your Supply Chain?

November 7, 2014

Logility

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.