Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Inventory Optimization Is Just One Tool Among Many in Complex Supply Chains

February 19, 2009

Noha Tohamy, vice president of research at AMR Research

To make multi-echelon inventory optimization more impactful, it must take a more holistic approach that accounts for the implications of inventory decisions on total supply chain costs, for organizational realities and weaknesses in supporting functional areas.

Rebalance Supply & Demand to Prepare for Recovery

February 19, 2009

Simon Ellis, practice director, Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company

2009 is certainly shaping up to be a difficult year for manufacturers. Tight credit markets, poor consumer confidence and retail sales, along with low manufacturing activity, suggests that overall supply chain investment activity will be reduced and cost-savings activities will be prioritized.

Responsive Trade Promotion Management: Creating a Single Version of the Truth

February 18, 2009

Nari Viswanathan, vice president and principal analyst, Aberdeen Group

Aberdeen's research shows point-of-sale transaction data from retail locations is still a hurdle for 66 percent of manufacturers. The low levels of transaction data sharing cause increased complexities in tracking promotion effectiveness at the store or field level.

BPM, A Great Lean Solution for Tough Economic Times

February 18, 2009

David Brown, research director, AMR Research

Business process management will continue to be a topic of interest to supply chain companies in 2009. Because process change can be implemented without significant cash investments, BPM will stay fashionable in lean economic times. Adoption will be compartmental for a number of reasons: the economy, organizational politics and the lack of any vendor solution that completely meets business requirements.

Maersk Logistics, MIT Jointly Study Carbon Footprint

February 18, 2009

Maersk Logistics

Schenker Expands Temperature-Controlled Services With Envirotainer

February 18, 2009

Schenker AG

I.D. Systems Launches Tool for Wireless Management of Industrial Trucks

February 11, 2009

I.D. Systems, Inc

Apriso Unveils Business Process Lifecycle Management for Manufacturers

February 11, 2009

Apriso Corp

How Trucking Can Stand Out in Today's Cargo Market

February 11, 2009

Air Cargo World

Pharma Has Been Slow to Adopt Software as a Service

February 4, 2009

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