Apparel

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

December 26, 2013

C.J. Wehlage, vice president of high-tech solutions with Kinaxis, details industry's major supply-chain management challenges - in particular, the difficulty of obtaining full visibility of supply and demand, and dealing with the volatility of markets.

Shoe Retailer Says It Can Fulfill Online Orders From Its Brick-and-Mortar Stores

December 26, 2013

RIS News

The customer expects shoe retailer DSW to be able to gather the shoes she wants, regardless of how she's shopping and regardless of where the shoe is located in the retailer's system. So it's good news that DSW reports it has made significant progress on its omnichannel initiative.

How Can Companies Respond Rapidly to Demand?

December 23, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Trevor Miles, vice president of thought leadership with Kinaxis, details industry's major supply-chain management challenges - in particular, the difficulty of obtaining full visibility of supply and demand, and dealing with the volatility of markets.

Relieving the Pain Points of Supply-Chain Management

December 11, 2013

Amanpreet Singh, Snr Director Strategy & Ops, Motorola Mobility

'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

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.