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Macy's Plans to Put Billion Dollars Into Omnichannel, Online Retailing

September 2, 2014

Macy's is putting its money where its mouth is, promising to invest up to $1bn in technology and infrastructure to support online and omnichannel efforts.

Chew on This: RFID Helps Mondelez Market Gum in Brazil

August 29, 2014

RFID Journal

Multinational company Mondelez is employing an innovative solution to market its Trident brand of chewing gum in Brazil.

How Can ERP Companies Reinvent Themselves, Convince Customers to Upgrade to Newest Platforms?

August 29, 2014

ChainLink Research

Infor, Epicor, Aptean, QAD, UNIT4, SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and others all have the challenge of owning many solutions built over 20 years ago or more. In fact, many enterprises are still running twenty-year-old software. Still, many firms have yet to buy their first ERP, and they will certainly not purchase the old ERPs written in RPG, BASIC and ABAP or with Progress databases and so on.

Engaging Cloud Services Without IT Department Approval Heightens Security Risk, Report Finds

August 27, 2014

Computerworld

A growing tendency by business units and work groups to sign up for cloud services without any involvement from their IT organization creates serious risks for enterprises.

Automating Upstream Supply Chain Leads to Efficiencies, Cost Savings in Oil & Gas Industry

August 26, 2014

McKinsey

The rapid progress of technology, such as big data and analytics, sensors, and control systems, offers oil and gas companies the chance to automate high-cost, dangerous or error-prone tasks. Most oil and gas operators are starting to capture these opportunities and would do well to accelerate their efforts. Companies that successfully employ automation can significantly improve their bottom line.

Advantech Releases New Mobile Computing Platform for Truckers

August 20, 2014

Advantech-DLoG

Advantech-DLoG, a vendor of mobile computing platforms, has released a new mobile data terminal, Plus Trek-303DH.

E-care: Delivering Customer Service Digitally Without Reducing Profits

August 19, 2014

McKinsey

A European telecommunications company wanted to lower the cost of its customer service operations but worried about the potential loss of revenue from the cross-selling that its traditional call centers did so well. So-called e-care solved the problem.

S&OP Solution Brings Millions in Inventory Savings

August 7, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

A manufacturer of timekeeping technology learns all the efficiency tools in the world aren't enough without more precise demand planning and forecasting.

RFID Technology Enables Tracking Customers in Furniture Store, Noting Areas of Special Interest to Them

August 1, 2014

RFID Journal

Designer-brand online furniture retailer Made.com is employing a solution provided by CloudTags that includes supplying shoppers with tablets so they can access information via Near Field Communication (NFC) RFID tags attached to furniture on display at the company's London showroom. The solution enables visitors to create a wish list of products they like, for later review, and uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons to allow the retailer to track which areas of the showroom shoppers visit, and the amount of time they spend at each location.

What Lessons Were Learned from Air Force's Failed $1Bn ERP Implementation?

July 29, 2014

TEC

The United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has issued its official report on the Air Force's failed enterprise resource planning system implementation. The Air Force Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) was supposed to be a "transformational" logistics program that would make the U.S. Air Force more efficient and effective. The goal of the program was to replace hundreds of legacy systems, some dating back to the 1970s. But, after nearly a decade of work by the system integrator, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), and more than $1.1bn spent, the ECSS program was terminated in December 2012.