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Supply-Chain Segmentation: A New Strategy for Meeting Customer Demand

January 10, 2013

One of the hottest topics of discussion at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2012 was supply-chain segmentation. Chris Gordon, practice head and global network lead with Wipro Technologies, explains the concept, and its compelling benefits.

Apptricity Unveils Smartfleet for Mobile Business Management

January 10, 2013

Apptricity

Apptricity, developer of the Jetstream suite of supply-chain, electronic procurement and financial productivity software, has made available a new tool to help users manage vehicle-based businesses.

aPriori Issues Update of Product Cost-Management Platform

January 9, 2013

aPriori

aPriori, a vendor of software for product cost management, has released an update of its platform. The tool aids in cost control by providing design, engineering, sourcing and manufacturing professionals with knowledge and technology infrastructure, helping them to determine the cost of a part or complete product.

Syspro Offers Enhanced ERP Applications for Mid-Sized Companies

January 9, 2013

Syspro

Syspro, a developer of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, is readying Syspro 7 for general market release in 2013. The tool is currently available in community preview mode to Syspro resellers and partners.

Wynright Introduces Tracking Tool for Returned Inventory in D.C.s

January 8, 2013

Wynright Corp.

Wynright Corp., a vendor of intelligent material-handling systems, has introduced Visual Sort, a tool that allows for the tracking and restocking of returned inventory in distribution centers.

Tips on Coping with Volatility & Uncertainty

January 8, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Suresh Iyer, vice president and global practice head with Genpact, shows how companies can remain competitive in the face of increasing volatility and uncertainty in their supply chains.

Planning for Uncertainty in Supply-Network Design

January 8, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Supply-network design is a hot topic today. Jake Barr, global director of supply network operations with the Procter & Gamble Company, details the reasons why, and identifies the biggest gaps in network-design efforts today.

Mastering the Complexities of Global Trade

January 7, 2013

Scott Byrnes, Anthony Hardenburgh, Ty Bordner and Stephanie Miles, Amber Road

The Industrial Internet: A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow?

January 7, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A few weeks back I referenced the work of Robert J. Gordon, an economist and professor at Northwestern University. In a paper published last September for the Centre for Economic Research, he laid out the history of the first three industrial revolutions. And he asked whether a fourth, supposedly driven by the internet and other advances in information technology, could come anywhere near its predecessors in terms of productivity improvements.

Nimble Teams with HootSuite to Link Social Media With CRM

January 7, 2013

Nimble Inc.

Nimble Inc. a provider of social relationship-management software, has integrated its product with HootSuite, maker of a social media-management system.