Sales & Operations Planning

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.

Multi-Echelon Supply Chains: Multi-Inventory, Multi-Problems

February 1, 2007

Jean V. Murphy- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Inventory optimization solutions give companies a new weapon to combat the layers of safety stock that often plague complex, multi-echelon supply chains.

Supply Chain Technology Landscape Has Radically Changed for Everyone

January 1, 2007

Mark Hillman and Stephen Hochman

Supply chain management simply isn't good enough anymore. Today, you must have a combination of strong executive leadership, careful process redesign and demand-driven supply networks.

Accenture, Edge Dynamics in Channel Management Project

November 1, 2006

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Appleton Papers Likes Flexibility, Hates ... Paper

October 1, 2006

Aggressively positioning themselves to take advantage of China's economic boom and huge logistics market, these providers aren't coming to the party empty-handed. They bring much-needed investment capital and expertise.

Terra Technology Provides Campbell Soup with a Recipe for Supply Chain Success

July 1, 2006

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Demantra Joins Oracle Family of Solutions

July 1, 2006

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Servigistics's Workforce Management Solution

May 1, 2006

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

On the Road To Supply Chain Excellence: Our Technology Survey Points the Way

April 1, 2006

Jean V. Murphy

To maintain competitiveness, companies must continually strive for the next level of supply chain performance. To do that, they must keep abreast of the latest enterprise technologies.

Wilton Industries Says Demantra S&OP Solution Has Cut Inventory, Boosted Forecast Accuracy

November 1, 2005

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Sales & Operations Planning

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding sales and operations planning (S&OP) and its impact on supply chain management. New technologies in S&OP 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 using S&OP solutions for supply chain optimization.