Apparel

Footwear Manufacturer Increases Fill Rates 10-15% with Supplier Collaboration

June 24, 2015

Challenge: A top-tier athletic footwear brand needed to gain quicker access to supplier information and share purchase order information with several hundred vendors and factories. The company was relying on manually intensive methods, with high error rates and long cycle times.

Brazil Forecast for Q3 2015: Political Risk Rises

June 18, 2015

Christian Science Monitor

Free Green Freight Handbook Now Available

June 16, 2015

Environmental Defense Fund

Reshoring: Reality or Hype?

June 11, 2015

Akhil Oltikar, VP Supply Chain Solutions, Riverwood Solutions

Newmine Issues Returns Assessment Program

June 9, 2015

Newmine

Newmine, a global consulting firm focusing on the omnichannel retail sector, has developed the Customer Returns Assessment Program (RAP).

Hermes-OTTO Launches ASTRA Supply Chain Services

June 8, 2015

Hermes-OTTO International

Hermes-OTTO International, a provider of electronic-commerce services for fashion and lifestyle brands, has launched ASTRA Supply Chain Services Ltd.

CIPS Partners With Procurious on Social Media

June 8, 2015

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is partnering with Procurious, an online business network for procurement and supply-chain professionals, to form a social media knowledge initiative.

Epicor Issues Update of Product-Packaging Software

June 5, 2015

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has made generally available its latest version of product-packaging software known as Epicor AVP.

SKU Profiling: Get Better DC Stocking, Picking, Labor Costs

April 23, 2015

FORTE

Lean Six Sigma the Key to Turning Around Struggling Operation

April 16, 2015

Challenge: A Fortune 100 consumer product company struggled to hit target metrics for fill rates, on-time delivery, damage rates and other key distribution metrics. The company needed immediate improvements to satisfy the demands of its retail customers.

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.