As a major source of energy consumption and carbon emissions, the supply chain is one of the first areas companies look to for savings when they initiate a "green" strategy. The good news is that supply chain efficiency and carbon efficiency often go hand in hand.

The Spanish retailer turns to academia for help in developing a model that can make sense of the problem of replenishing more than 1,000 stores.

Sales of its nitrogen-based products became so great that Terra Industries, a chemical manufacturer with a large agricultural business segment, had to implement a demand planning solution.

The baker wanted a forecasting solution that would integrate easily with its SAP enterprise system and be easily translated into Excel spreadsheets for its regional managers. John Galt's ForecastX Wizard was the answer.

Domino's Pizza delivers high service levels while saving dough in a unique supply chain that is demand driven and very lean on inventory management.