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When Your Supplier Becomes Your Competitor

How would you like to spend substantial amounts of time and money on establishing an overseas supplier to manufacture your product - only to see that partner start competing against you with its own brand?

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A Dose of Reality: U.S. Army Revamps the Forecast to Reflect Actual Demand

Inspired by practices in the private sector, the Army Materiel Command division embraces the concept of integrated business planning - and ends up saving billions of dollars in inventory expense.

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Predicting the Unpredictable: Lennox Takes a New Approach to Demand Modeling

Looking to get closer to the customer, Lennox Residential undertakes a dramatic expansion of its distribution network. Simultaneously, it looks to cut costs, optimize inventory and improve the demand forecast.

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2015 Supply Chain Innovations Awards Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

Innovation of the Year: Automating the assembly of pallets that incorporate cases of multiple dimensions leads to big savings in labor costs, a safer work environment, a streamlined D.C. operation, and better service to retail outlets. Innovator of the Year: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario; Runner-Up: Lennox Residential; Finalists: Hewlett-Packard, U.S. Marine Corps, Shared Support Services of Southeastern Ontario

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Bristlecone Launches Platform for Supply-Chain Analytics

Bristlecone, a consultant in supply chain, procurement and analytics, has launched a cloud-based platform dubbed Bristlecone NEO.

When You Should Consider Transferring Tax Planning Rights to Foreign Subsidiary

Intellectual property is generally the most valuable asset held by technology companies and many other businesses across all sectors of the economy. Generally speaking, if sales attributable to IP will be used only in the United States, it's likely to be more tax efficient for such rights to remain here.

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Ex-Im Bank Open for Business Again, But Only for Small Deals

The announcement on the Export-Import Bank's website proclaimed in big blue letters "Ex-Im Bank Reauthorized" - but the fight is not over yet for the government's embattled export credit agency.

Realizing Potential of Streamlined Quote-to-Cash Process

Industrial buyers have long needed to negotiate the specifications and prices for key purchases. Now, more than ever, consumers expect a personalized experience from product configuration all the way through fulfillment preferences. It is not surprising, therefore, that organizations today are facing increasing challenges with the management of their quote-to-cash (Q2C) process. These challenges include the ability to deal with the intricacy of personalized product offerings as well the complexity of the fulfillment processes and closing out the transaction through the settlement process. By embracing and streamlining the Q2C process, organizations can create strong customer loyalty and increase the bottom line.

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36 Percent of E-Commerce Sales Lost Due to Poor Checkout Performance?

Twenty years after the launch of the commercial internet, most merchants still fail to optimize the online checkout experience for the customers who visit their virtual storefronts. The result is that they stand to lose as much as 36 percent of sales due to the frictions that remain from discovery through checkout. Merchants could lose additional sales during payment processing.

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Now, Your Creditworthiness Depends in Part on Your Cybersecurity Measures

Cyberattacks are growing in number and scope due to rapid increases in interconnectivity and mobile data. In response, Moody's Investors Service announced that the credit implications associated with cyber defense, detection, prevention and response should start to take a higher priority within its credit assessments and analysis.

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Allianz Global Launches North American Logistics Unit

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty is launching a dedicated transportation and logistics unit in North America.

How Many Shippers Have a TMS? The Answer Might Surprise You

How do you tell the difference between a high- and low-performing business? Find out what they're paying for transportation.

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