Inventory management - Articles - Page 20

Celestica's Top Priorities for Improving Forecast Accuracy

January 19, 2015

The world of contract manufacturing has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Jeff Murphy, director of supply chain managed services with Celestica, describes how the company has improved forecast accuracy and demand visibility, against this backdrop of industry transformation.

Too Much Information? Not a Problem for Dow AgroSciences

January 19, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Fundamental shifts in supply-chain management have significantly altered the planning paradigm. JP Swanson, global supply chain analyst with Dow AgroSciences, talks about how his company has adapted to the change, and improved planning across multiple levels of its supply network.

Mining Critical Data in the Era of the Internet of Things

January 15, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

In the age of the Internet of Things, how can companies extract meaningful insights from the mass of data that is available to them today? We get answers from Yogesh Amraotkar of the Innovation and Solutions Group of Cognizant.

How Anritsu Achieved End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

January 15, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Dave Stenfort, director of operations with Anritsu, talks about how the company achieved visibility of inventory and improved control over critical parts in its manufacturing supply chain.

Labor Planning: A Critical Component of Today's Supply Chains

January 15, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Evan Danner, president of TZA, explains why it's essential for companies today to employ sophisticated labor-planning and optimization systems on the plant floor and in the warehouse.

CommerceHub to Acquire Retail Technology Provider Mercent

January 14, 2015

CommerceHub

CommerceHub, provider of a software platform for electronic commerce, is acquiring Mercent, a Seattle, Wash.-based vendor of retail technology.

Drawing the Omnichannel Road Map

January 14, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

What does it take to develop an omnichannel road map? Joe Dunlap, senior director of supply-chain services with Fortna, lays out the steps that companies need to take. And he explains why the omnichannel is not for everyone.

Epicor Acquires ShopVisible; Partners on Electronic Payment

January 13, 2015

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has completed its acquisition of ShopVisible LLC, a provider of cloud-based software for retail order management and digital commerce.

Cognex Issues PowerGrid Technology for 2D Barcode Reading

January 5, 2015

Cognex Corp.

Cognex Corp., a vendor of machine-vision technology, has developed a new system for reading 2D matrix and Direct Part Mark (DPM) barcodes.

DIRECTV's Journey from Manual to Automated Forecasting

December 29, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

DIRECTV’s service depends on equipment imported from Asia and forward-positioned in 250 locations to support home installations. Having long used Microsoft Excel to forecast demand, the company had a rocky journey to an automated forecasting system from SAP. Randy Sullivan discusses lessons learned and ultimate benefits.