Inventory Planning/ Optimization

Weber to Transload Coors to Southern Calif. Distributors

April 1, 2007

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

U.K. Express Parcel Courier Tags Up with AeroScout

April 1, 2007

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

TradeBeam Boosts GTM Services Through Partnership with Oracle

April 1, 2007

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

LTL Carriers Find a Big Role to Play on the Global Stage

April 1, 2007

Thomas Foster- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Just as every manufacturer and retailer is having to extend its business operations around the world, the less-than-truckload industry is devising new ways to make itself a valuable member of customers' global chains.

Combining All Catalogs Into One Warehouse Boosted Productivity At Redcats UK

April 1, 2007

Jean V. Murphy- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

The home shopping leader needed to combine fulfillment operations into one distribution center after parent company PPR added three new catalogs.

Inventory Optimization Tops 'Most Wanted' Technology List For the Second Year

April 1, 2007

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

As in 2006, GL&SCS this year partnered with Aberdeen Group, Boston, to conduct a comprehensive technology survey of a cross-section of our readership. The purpose was to assess corporate spending plans and priorities for supply chain technology and to see how these plans differ among innovators, best-in class, and average performers. The results, summarized below and in a soon-to-be-published Aberdeen report, should help companies benchmark their own technology road maps.

Logistics Outsourcing Matures, As Technology Follows Services Out the Door

April 1, 2007

A growing number of logistics service providers are offering to host the software needed to manage logistics. And their clients are warming to the idea.

Modified Mass Customization Offers Market Opportunities

April 1, 2007

Jean Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

A conversation with Mohan Balachandran , vice president-consumer industries, at i2 Technologies, Dallas.

For Boeing, a New Aircraft Means a Revamped Supply Chain

March 1, 2007

Robert Bowman- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Along with production of the 787 Dreamliner comes a whole new approach to the way that Boeing manufactures aircraft. Outsourcing is the key.

Distributor's Supply Chain Is All About Customer Service

March 1, 2007

Robert Bowman- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

New Age looks for a system that will allow it to serve a broad range of retailers. Collaboration with partners at both ends of the supply chain is essential.

Inventory Planning/ Optimization

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding inventory planning and optimization and its impact on supply chain management. New technologies in inventory planning and optimization are transforming the way companies operate - 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 using inventory planning solutions for supply chain optimization.