Lean is a never-ending process, says Mike Buseman, chief global logistics and operations officer with Avnet Inc. He explains how the company operates in a state of continuous improvement.

LLamasoft has acquired IBM's LogicTools supply-chain applications business unit.

As director of sales and operations planning with Radisys Corp., Lisa Aleman has multiple responsibilities for managing the company's supply chain. She underscores the importance of having oversight of both supply and demand.

Maverik is a chain of convenience stores that is currently in an aggressive growth mode. Procurement manager Bart Ward tells how the company is handling the transition, and adjusting its supply chain accordingly.

As director of sales and operations planning with Radisys Corp., Lisa Aleman has multiple responsibilities for managing the company's supply chain. She underscores the importance of having oversight of both supply and demand.

Greg Schlegel, adjunct professor at Lehigh University, provides a sneak peak at his new book on the topic of end-to-end supply-chain risk management.

Supply Vision Inc., a provider of cloud-based software for logistics companies, has released version 2.0 its transportation-management application.

Barcoding Inc. has entered into a partnership with B2M Solutions to provide data analytics tools.

SKUs, SKUs and more SKUs. Rob Dolci, chief information officer with System Group and country manager with Aizoon, talks about the challenge of dealing with retail SKU proliferation, and how companies can sort through the impending chaos.