Technology

Supply Chain Visibility - The Beginning Rather Than the End?

February 1, 2013

Tony Leach, Director & CSO, Virtualized Logistics

Do you have powerful IT systems monitoring every movement in your supply chain? Collecting thousands of pieces of data from origin to destination? Building up a comprehensive data bank over months and years of business intelligence? So what do you do with that data?

As Internal, Functional Barriers Crumble, Business Needs to Change Way It Operates

February 1, 2013

The Hackett Group

For 2013, the new "borderless" business environment will present the greatest opportunities to companies in IT, finance, HR and other business services areas, as companies strive to reduce costs and meet aggressive revenue projections, according to a new Enterprise Key Issues Study from The Hackett Group Inc.

The NEW Demand-Driven Operations: The Only Operations Strategy for Success in Multichannel

January 31, 2013

Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International and Greg Brady, CEO, One Network

Itelligence Buys SAP-Based Business Operations of Software AG in North America

January 31, 2013

Itelligence

Itelligence, a provider of SAP-based services for small and medium-sized businesses, has purchased the SAP consulting, license and maintenance operations of Software AG in the U.S. and Canada.

When Will Cloud ERP Take Off?

January 31, 2013

Pat Garrehy, President & CEO, Rootstock

Most can agree that cloud ERP, and certainly manufacturing cloud ERP, is in its infancy. Interestingly, while analysts project that the adoption rate for cloud HR is more than 60 percent and for cloud CRM over 75 percent, the present adoption rate of cloud ERP for manufacturers is less than 10 percent (versus 90 percent of on-premise ERP). Yet, there is a general consensus that by 2023 most of the installed MFG ERP systems will be cloud-based.

Expanded Mobility, Social Media and the Cloud to Drive Global E-Commerce Growth This Year

January 31, 2013

Basware

The increasing use of mobile apps to conduct key invoice processing functions from anytime and anywhere; expanding use of social media platforms to collaborate with colleagues, suppliers and partners; and the growth of the cloud as an enabler of automation for companies of all sizes, will power growth in e-commerce in 2013.

Transforming Operations Planning and Inventory Control at TriQuint Semiconductor

January 31, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Laura Dionne, director of worldwide operations, and J.P. Swanson, systems architect, at TriQuint Semiconductor, describe how the installation of RapidResponse from Kinaxis is helping the company transform operations planning and improve inventory control.

Epicor Debuts New Version of CRM for Retail Customer Engagement

January 30, 2013

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has introduced version 7.0 of Epicor Retail CRM (Customer Relationship Management).

Firearm Distributors Use RFID Technology to Track Weapons as They Move Through the DC

January 30, 2013

RFID Journal

Two gun distributors-American Tactical Imports (ATI) and AmChar Wholesale-are installing a radio frequency identification solution from Annapolis, Md., logistics-management software firm AdvanTech Inc. to help them track firearms passing through their facility.

GlaxoSmithKline Goes to Once-a-Month Vendor Payment System

January 30, 2013

Business Week

The Forum for Private Business, a British small business lobbying group, recently sought to publicly shame GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) after the drugmaker told suppliers it would pay invoices only once a month, rather than on a rolling basis as they come due.

Technology

The latest news, analysis and trends regarding technology solutions and their impact on supply chain management. New technologies in forecasting and demand planning, supply chain visibility, big data analytics, the internet of things (IoT), cloud and software as a service (SaaS), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and transportation management systems (TMS) and WMS are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving operations through their strategic use of supply chain technology solutions.