Inventory optimization: Old in concept, but new in application. Chris Russell, vice president of Logility, discusses trends in the use of the practice, especially from a multi-echelon perspective.

The global supply chain management industry is "in flux and changing", requiring a more sophisticated approach to managing the alignment of supply and demand, says Hamish Brewer, CEO of US-based supply chain management solutions group JDA Software.

Walmart, already struggling to woo shoppers constrained by higher taxes, is "getting worse" at keeping shelves stocked, the retailer's U.S. chief told executives, according to minutes of an officers' meeting obtained by Bloomberg News.

According to a new survey of 600 executives from Deloitte "” "The Ripple Effect: How Manufacturing and Retail Executives View the Growing Challenge of Supply Chain Risk" "” global executives are increasingly concerned about the growing risks to their supply chains and costly negative impacts such as margin erosion and inability to keep up with demand.

Freightgate, a global provider of Logistics Cloud Solutions, announced enhanced predictive analytics capabilities in its logistics cloud platform, known as the Freightgate Universe.