While supply chain efficiency is important, companies need to focus more attention on reducing risk to their financial performance resulting from supply chain disruptions.
Technology has been slow to come to the yards surrounding distribution centers, but companies increasingly are adopting systems that extend inventory management beyond the dock door.
Sunsweet wanted a full suite of automated demand, inventory and supply planning functionality. With the volume of this year's "prune plum" crop significantly down, the ability to match supply with demand couldn't have come at a better time.
Brand awareness isn't just about product quality and saturation advertising. A smoothly functioning supply chain is a crucial element in winning customer loyalty.
