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Supply Chain Economy

by Ann Grackin ... the bicycle is that you can't carry too much loot out of Wal-Mart. ... Energy statistics as a percent of supply chain; Innovation stats on the global basis; ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/09/research_notes/TU_SC_XAG_09_06_05_1.asp - 10k Summary: The US Labor Department reported an increase in jobs in June and July ... but the manufacturing industry cut jobs for a third month in a row. We are moving from a manufacturing economy to a supply chain economy. This article gives the big picture.

Provia Tackles RFID in a Twofold Manner Part Four: Global ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Global Availability. ... is exactly what the doctor (such as Wal-Mart, Target, Albertsons ... www.provia.com), a privately-held provider of supply chain execution (SCE ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/08/research_notes/EN_SC_PJ_08_14_04_1.asp - 17k Summary: For Provia, the ability to increase the awareness of the company's supply chain execution (SCE) solution for a global audience through the company's long-standing partnership with Menlo was the natural next step in the relationship.

Challenging the Competition: Mega-mergers and Supply Chain ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Wal-Mart is the leader in global sourcing and in tracking demand and providing visibility to sales and inventory throughout its humongous supply chain. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/04/research_notes/TN_SC_PJ_04_19_05_1.asp - 31k Summary: In theory, the Kmart-Sears merger could produce a new layer of competition to mega-retailers such as Wal-Mart. However, it needs more than just size to be competitive. It needs to coordinate its retail strategy with supply chain technology to make it triumph.

Technology Hurdles Plus Retailer Consolidation Yield a Fragile ...

by Olin Thompson ... and more recently, UCCNet, a global repository where ... and share standardized, synchronized supply chain information ... Wal-Mart's drive toward "every day low prices ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/10/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_10_11_05_1.asp - 13k Summary: As major retailers increase their share of the market and exploit technology for business process improvement, consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers risk losing ground in the market place, if they cannot meet retailers demands for compliance.

$40 Billion Is Being Wasted by Companies without Product ...

by Bob Gallagher ... Wal-Mart, ACE, The Home Depot, Wegmen's, Shaws, and other large retailers ... information management issue and a hindrance to global supply chain optimization. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PIM/2005/05/research_notes/MI_PI_XBG_05_23_05_1.asp - 10k Summary: Information errors are costing retailers and manufacturers a lot of money. Studies show that billions of dollars are wasted because of invoice errors caused by bad data. Most agree that eliminating product information errors will save money, but many of those same believers are not rushing to solve the p

SSA Global Forms a Strategic Unit with an Extended-ERP Savvy Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Thus, SSA Global too recognizes that RFID is ... that will drive increased supply chain visibility, control ... to suppliers from Albertsons, Target, Wal-Mart, and the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/09/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_09_16_04_1.asp - 27k Summary: Through its recently formed Strategic Solutions team, SSA Global might be showing that it is not just an ERP collector that is living off milking its install base, but rather an extended enterprise applications provider that can appeal to both its current and new users.

Food and Beverage Industry Trends and Issues

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... retailers to drive costs out of the supply chain. ... communication based on the Wal-Mart electronic data ... messaging and more recently, global data synchronization ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/10/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_10_31_06_1.asp - 29k Summary: Food and beverage manufacturers and distributors supplying major supermarket retailers share many common business challenges. The customers—powerful and demanding supermarkets and retail chains—want products manufactured 'to order,' with lead times measured in hours rather than days or weeks.

SSA Global finds Little Known SCM Gems in Filling Out its Solution ...

by Michael Bittner ... from the EXE acquisition, SSA Global provides for ... Trade logistics planning and supply chain network design with ... Used by both Wal-Mart and General Motors, this ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/01/research_notes/VN_ER_MB_01_19_06_1.asp - 18k Summary: SSA Global's strategy to grow both organically and through acquisition while developing an end-to-end suite of applications with one open platform architecture has allowed this traditional enterprise resource planning vendor to evolve into a supply chain management solutions provider.

RFID - Myth versus Reality

by Carla Reed ... Mandates from the DoD and Wal-Mart aside, the value propositions vary. ... technology consulting group which focuses on the global supply chain, linking evolving ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/06/research_notes/TN_SC_XCR_06_28_05_1.asp - 13k Summary: The hype around the adoption of RFID as the 'hot new technology' continues. The reality is that RFID, despite the fact that this is a relatively mature technology, is still far from mainstream.

Jack Link's Beef Jerky Case Study: 'Wal-Mart Didn't Make Me Do It' ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... is one of the fastest growing global meat snack ... not forcing the company to act, Wal-Mart opened Jack ... data entry and lacked visibility across the supply chain. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/CS_ER_XJS_03_08_05_1.asp - 16k Summary: Some companies want the benefits of new technology, such as RFID, on their timetable without a gun loaded with threats of lost customer sales, pointed at their corporate heads. This article looks at a company that chose to get in front of the technology curve before the information highway passed it by.