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Office Depot's Demand-driven, Omni-channel Supply Chain

July 22, 2013

Previously a company with three distinct supply chains serving commercial businesses, e-commerce customers and a chain of brick-and-mortar stores, Office Depot now operates a single omni-channel supply chain with one inventory base.

Surely 3D Printing Won't Mean the End of the Supply Chain. Or Will It?

July 19, 2013

Supply Chain @ MIT

The additive manufacturing revolution is underway, and product supply chains lie directly in its path of creative destruction. Which ones, if any, will survive?

Global Trade Requires 'Global Knowledge'

July 18, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Accurate data on the millions of rules, regulations, tariffs and classifications that govern international trade is crucial to global trade management but not sufficient, says Anthony Hardenburgh, vice president of global trade content at Amber Road.

Planograms Among Reasons Why In-Store Merchandising Process 'Broken and Outdated'

July 18, 2013

Business Wire

Retailers' in-store merchandising process is broken and outdated for a majority of today's national and regional retail chains, according to a study by RIS News sponsored by RBM Technologies.

Virtual Orchestration Highways for Enterprise Communities

July 17, 2013

Greg Brady, CEO, One Network Enterprises

In the world of enterprise management software, logistics and transportation has often been seen as a very isolated island. Those of us on the inside know that the logistics world continues to be just as fragmented and disconnected as it was 20 or 30 years ago. Logistics providers operate blindly within the supply chain, and have little idea of what is happening upstream or downstream. It's a fundamental problem that is especially ripe for disruption. Get ready, because major change is on the horizon.

Getting the Most from Your Online Customer Surveys? Do You Even Have Such Surveys?

July 17, 2013

CRM Buyer

If ever there was a case for conducting online customer surveys, Adam Lasky, global social media coordinator at Spreadshirt, has lived it.

Organizations Need Technology Evangelist, But He or She Must Be Carefully Managed

July 17, 2013

CFO

The development of new, disruptive and innovative technologies is one thing. Commercializing them and getting them flying off the shelves is another. In the current supersaturated market of innovations, from wearable technology to big data, the role of the technology evangelist can make all the difference to the business of a technology provider. But individual organizations can, and should, have such an evangelist too. Yet there can be a darker side.

New KPIs Reflect Changes in Logistics Management Solutions

July 16, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

As global trade management software has improved visibility to international shipments, companies have been able to enhance performance measures, moving from departmental indicators to broader metrics that drive coordination between departments, says Stephanie Miles, senior vice president of commercial services at Amber Road.

Minimizing Risk & Liability with Global Trade Management

July 15, 2013

Trade compliance specialists are key employees who require specialized skills and training, says John Priecko, president and managing partner for Trade Compliance Solutions.

Honeywell Integrates GTM with Multiple SAP Platforms

July 12, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies wanted a single global trade management solution that could integrate to two different SAP platforms for automated screening of export customers.